Skin itching is so uncomfortable. Four traditional Chinese medicine internal and external methods to fight it

These herbs are boiled together into a soup and drunk. It should be noted that the soup will have a bitter taste because it contains Sophora flavescens. If you can tolerate the bitter taste and continue to drink the detoxification soup, it will help improve the symptoms of long-term skin diseases.

Xiaodusan (Compendium of Ulcers) – Treating systemic skin itching

Xiaodusan comes from the ancient book “Yang Yi Da Quan”, which describes Xiaodusan as “curing itchy scabies all over the body.”

Xiaodusan is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription widely used in the treatment of systemic pruritus, especially for various types of itchy scabies. The main medicinal materials in this prescription have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, which can effectively relieve the discomfort of the skin.

The medicinal ingredients of disinfection powder include:

• Honeysuckle: clearing away heat and detoxifying
• Forsythia: Clears away heat and reduces swelling
• Tribulus terrestris: dispel wind and relieve itching
• Schizonepeta: relieving exterior symptoms and dispersing wind
• Angelica dahurica: Reduce swelling and discharge pus
• Burdock seeds: clearing away heat and detoxifying
• Fangfeng: dispel wind and relieve symptoms
• Dictamni: clearing away heat and detoxifying
• Red and white peony root: cooling blood and activating blood circulation
• Licorice: harmonizes all medicines

Boiling these herbs together and drinking water can effectively relieve systemic skin itching. According to ancient records, the dosage of disinfection powder can be adjusted appropriately according to the patient’s constitution. For example:

• If the disease has been delayed for a long time, depleting the Yin fluid and causing physical weakness, you can add Polygonum multiflorum to nourish the liver and kidneys.
• If the skin is dry, add angelica to nourish yin and moisten dryness.
• If there is heat in the body, add Scutellaria baicalensis to clear away heat and reduce fire.
• If the condition is mainly concentrated in the lower body, add Huangbo to clear away heat and dampness.
• If urination is difficult or painful, add Mu Tong to promote diuresis and relieve stranguria.