What to do if your skin is red and itchy? An old Chinese doctor tells you a folk remedy

Sometimes, people may experience redness and itching on their skin due to contact with something that causes allergic reactions or eating some irritating food. This is mostly an allergic reaction. What are the methods to treat red and itchy skin? The old Chinese doctor recommended several folk remedies that are very effective.

1: Saposhnikovia divaricata and cicada shell have the effects of dispelling wind, clearing heat and relieving itching, and are generally used to treat allergic skin diseases. It is then combined with other medicines such as Tiankui Zi, Tu Fuling, and Dictamni to enhance the effects of clearing heat, removing dampness, and detoxifying.

1: ① Take an appropriate amount of the dissolved Chinese medicine and gently apply it to the affected area. This method is relatively simple and convenient. ②Apply an appropriate amount of allergy repair cream to the itchy skin and gently massage until absorbed.

2: Take 50 grams each of realgar and alum, grind them into fine powder, mix with tea water and apply to the affected area 3 times a day until healed. This prescription has the effects of detoxification, relieving itching, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and is suitable for skin inflammation caused by various insect bites.

3: Grind 100g of fleabane into fine powder, soak it in 50% alcohol, apply the powder to the affected area after 3-5 days, 4 times a day. This prescription has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is suitable for dermatitis caused by caterpillars and bee stings.

4: Blood-letting method: After routine disinfection, use a three-edged needle to prick the area where the skin is obviously swollen due to insect bites to cause a small amount of bleeding. Then use the flash fire method to cupping for 5-10 minutes to remove the bad blood.

1: Take Purslane and boil it for 20 minutes. Apply the liquid to the affected area 2-3 times a day. It is mainly used for acute exudative eczema.

Finding out what factors cause itching, avoiding and eliminating the causes, and then treating the symptoms can have good results.