What herbs should I use for bathing?

Body itching is often caused by skin diseases. If the symptoms are severe, you can use some Chinese herbal medicine for treatment under the guidance of a doctor. You can soak these Chinese herbal medicines in water for a bath, which has a good anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and antipruritic effect. There are also many Chinese herbal medicines in this regard. The more common ones, such as purslane, wormwood oil, and Senecio, have a good antipruritic and bactericidal effect.

What herbs should I use for bathing?

What are the common Chinese herbal medicines for itching?

1. Purslane

Wash the skin with clean water, take a small part of purslane, mash it and apply it to the affected area; boil the rest of it in water and drink it; add some soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil to the purslane and eat it.

2. Mugwort oil

Leaves of Artemisia selengensis, a plant of the Asteraceae family. Nature and flavor are bitter, pungent and warm. Enters the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. Functions: dispel cold and relieve pain, warm the meridians and stop bleeding. Modern reports show that mugwort oil has anti-allergic effects and is clinically used to treat allergic dermatitis.

3. Senecio

According to the size of the dermatitis area, take an appropriate amount of Senecio radiata (double the amount for fresh products), add water and boil for 15-30 minutes, wait for the liquid to be at a suitable temperature, fumigate first and then wash, apply once in the morning and evening each day, and use for 2-3 days to see results.

Peppercorns can also relieve itching

Sichuan pepper is a commonly used aromatic condiment in cooking. In fact, Sichuan pepper is a traditional Chinese medicine for relieving itching. Therefore, if you experience itching after autumn, you can try it.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is included in various ancient Chinese herbal books and is classified as a traditional Chinese medicine for dispelling cold. It has the effects of warming the middle and dispelling cold, drying dampness and relieving pain and itching. Modern research also shows that Sichuan pepper has bactericidal, disinfecting, analgesic, antipruritic and anti-swelling effects, and has a good inhibitory effect on many bacteria, especially bacteria on the skin surface. Therefore, it is often used clinically to treat skin diseases such as eczema, pruritus, neurodermatitis, athlete's foot and vulvar itching.

After the fall, many people start to itch again, and the more they take a bath, the more itchy they become. If the itching is particularly severe, it is recommended to boil a small handful of peppercorns with appropriate amount of water for about 10 minutes, then cool it to warm, use a towel dipped in the peppercorn water to gently rub the itchy area, which has a good anti-itching effect. However, after applying, you should immediately apply skin care lotion to prevent the pepper water from irritating the skin.

1. Boil branches and use liquid to fumigate. The characteristic of Baganchai is that its bark is dry, rough and has edges.

2. Bingpengsan: First clean the affected area with saline solution, sprinkle appropriate amount of Bingpengsan on the affected area after it dries, and cover it with vaseline gauze.

3. Sichuan pepper: Take 40 grams of Sichuan pepper and grind it into coarse powder. Add 2000 ml of water and soak it thoroughly. Then boil it and take the filtrate to wash after it cools down a little. Soak the affected area. Once a day in the morning and evening, 30 minutes each time. During the treatment, soap and hot water bathing are prohibited, and fishy, ​​greasy and spicy foods are avoided.