What are the methods of TCM to treat underarm odor?

Armpit odor is also known as body odor. It is a very embarrassing disease for patients because they may have become accustomed to their own odor, so they don’t feel anything, but people around them will still feel somewhat disgusted or even annoyed when they smell the odor. Therefore, such a disease will affect a person's normal social interaction. So, what is the method of TCM to treat underarm odor?

1. Use 50 grams of peach leaves and 50 grams of pumpkin leaves, mash them and apply them to the affected area, 2-4 times a day.

2. Cut 2-3 peppers into small pieces, put them into a bottle, add 10ml of 2%-2.5% iodine tincture, seal and shake. After 3 days, dip a cotton ball in the liquid and apply it to the armpits, 1-3 times a day. Generally, it can be cured after 7 days of continuous use.

3. Rub clean ginger slices on both armpits twice a day for about 5 minutes each time.

4. After frying the salt, put it into a gauze bag, tie it up while it is still hot, and rub both armpits repeatedly for about 5 minutes, once a day, for 5 consecutive days.

5. Dry and rub 20 grams of moxa leaves into fine powder, add 20 grams of alum (ground into powder), and 200 grams of salt. Mix the above ingredients evenly and heat them in a pot. Take them out, wrap them in a cloth and hold them under the armpits, making sure not to burn the skin. There will be no odor after 5 minutes. This recipe can be used once and last for more than 1 month. If that doesn't work, surgery is the best option.

6. Grind 50 peppercorns and 50 Sichuan peppercorns into powder, add 2 cents of borneol, mix well with medical alcohol, apply a small amount to the affected area every day and tape it shut. Change the tape once a day and use it for half a month to eradicate the disease.

7. Take a piece of gauze soaked in water (slightly damp), dip it in baking soda and apply it evenly on the affected area. This method can basically only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Do not use for more than 24 hours.

8. Method of treating body odor with realgar, calamine and borneol: Grind 10 grams of realgar, 70 grams of talc, 5 grams of borneol and 15 grams of calamine into fine powder, mix well and seal in a bottle. Apply to armpits after bathing, once a day. Long-term use can cure body odor. Do not use if the armpit is ulcerated.

9. Method of treating body odor with myrrh and amphibolite: Grind equal amounts of myrrh and amphibolite into fine powder, apply it to the affected area of ​​the armpit several times a day, and it is expected to cure body odor. Do not use if the wound is ruptured.

10. Method of treating body odor with pepper and longan kernel: Grind 50 peppercorns and 12 longan kernels into fine powder and apply it to the armpits, which has a therapeutic effect on body odor.