Symptoms of blood deficiency and wind dryness, dry and rough skin

Blood deficiency and wind-dryness refer to two different diseases, blood deficiency and wind-dryness. Blood deficiency can cause anemia, and wind-dryness mostly occurs in autumn, causing symptoms such as fever, headache, nasal congestion, dry cough, and dry skin. They can be treated with Chinese medicine prescriptions.

1. Basic signs

In the early stage, the skin appears dry and not moist, and turns into rough, thickened, moss-like, and resembling mat patterns; most of the macules are light red or light brown; the skin surface is dry and resembles the skin of dried fish, covered with bran-like scales, and in severe cases, cracks of varying lengths and depths may occur; the patient feels severe itching, especially at night, and scratching will cause itching marks and blood scabs; the nails are dry and lose their luster; accompanied by fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, shortness of breath, fatigue, and constipation; the tongue is light red and cracked, with little or clear coating like a mirror, and a weak and fine pulse.

2. Treatment with Chinese medicine

Treatment principles

Cooling blood, clearing away heat, nourishing blood, moistening dryness, extinguishing wind and relieving itching.

Treatment methods

(I) Oral prescriptions

1. Basic prescriptions and medicines:

(1)

Yangxue Runfu Drink (or Danggui Yinzi) with additions and subtractions: 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 4.5 grams of Sophora flavescens, 12 grams of Raw Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Cooked Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Asparagus cochinchinensis, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 12 grams of Pollen, 6 grams of Safflower, 6 grams of Peach Kernel, 10 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, and 10 grams of Astragalus membranaceus.

(2)

Modified Fengxuan Decoction: 12g of raw rehmannia, 10g of Scrophularia, 12g of Salvia miltiorrhiza; 6g of Angelica sinensis, 12g of stir-fried white peony root, 10g of Rubia cordifolia, 6g of Carthamus tinctorius, 6g of Scutellaria baicalensis, 4.5g of Sophora flavescens, 3g of Xanthium sibiricum, 12g of Dictamni, and 10g of Kochia scoparia.

The above two prescriptions are suitable for blood deficiency and wind dryness syndrome with itching as the main symptom.

(3)

Recipe for Keyin No. 2: 30 grams of raw rehmannia, 15 grams of Scrophularia, 15 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 10 grams of hemp seed, 15 grams of Isatis indigotica, 10 grams of Sophora flavescens, 15 grams of White Moss Bark, 15 grams of Cyathula capitata, and 15 grams of Forsythia suspensa. This prescription is suitable for psoriasis caused by blood deficiency and wind dryness (main symptoms: light red macules, thin and few scales). Decoction the above medicines in water, take 250-300 ml of juice, keep it lukewarm, take it in 2-3 times, 1 dose per day.

(ii) External application drugs:

The main contradictions of this syndrome are dry skin, desquamation, hypertrophy and itching, so the external application drugs are mainly ointments, with lotions used as appropriate, and water lotions used as little as possible to avoid further aggravation of dryness and desquamation.

1. Licorice oil: 30g licorice, 150ml sesame oil, fry over low heat until the licorice is scorched; filter and keep the oil for later use. outside

Apply to the affected area 1 to 2 times a day. It has the effect of detoxification and moisturizing, and is suitable for the whole process of this syndrome.

2. Jiuhua ointment: 600g talc, 90g moonstone, 120g dragon bone, 18g Fritillaria cirrhosa, 18g borneol, cinnabar

18 grams, grind into very fine powder, mix with vaseline at 20% concentration to make ointment, set aside. Apply externally 1 to 2 times daily to moisturize, relieve itching, and heal cracks. It is suitable for the hypertrophy, dryness, and desquamation stages of this syndrome.