How long does it take for Chinese medicine to take effect on skin diseases?

Skin disease is a common disease. There are many types of skin diseases, such as urticaria, eczema, etc. There are many ways to treat skin diseases. The most common ones are Chinese medicine or Western medicine. Western medicine is more effective in treatment, while Chinese medicine often treats both the symptoms and the root cause, and has less impact on the health of the body. Let's see how long it takes for Chinese medicine to treat skin diseases.

How long does it take for Chinese medicine to take effect on skin diseases?

For allergic skin diseases, the best effect is achieved by taking both internal and external medications. If you choose to take Chinese medicine orally during an acute attack, the effect may not be as fast as western medicine, and the use of Chinese medicine external wash and other treatments may occasionally aggravate the irritation.

Some allergic skin diseases are caused by allergies to traditional Chinese medicine. Herbs that have been reported to cause allergic reactions include Houttuynia cordata, Brucea javanica, Radix Trichosanthis, borneol, and rhubarb. Chinese patent medicines such as Liushen Pills, Niuhuang Jiedu Tablets, Compound Angelica Injection, Danshen Shuxin Tablets, etc. He said that if these patients do not know the cause of their allergies and blindly use Chinese herbal medicine for treatment or continue to take some Chinese patent medicines, it will only aggravate the symptoms of allergies and even endanger their health.

Therefore, for this type of disease, you should first check the allergens, and then use anti-allergic drugs or hormone drugs for treatment, which will be more effective.

Advantages of Chinese medicine in treating skin diseases

Traditional Chinese medicine is also a plant and a very natural medicine. Using traditional Chinese medicine to treat skin diseases can be said to be a green therapy with very few side effects.

In clinical experience, Chinese medicine can be fully used in the treatment of acute allergic skin diseases. For example, patients with acute urticaria and acute dermatitis can be treated with the principle of dispelling wind and clearing away the exterior, and "Xiaofengsan" can be used with modifications, decocted in water and taken orally, which will be effective after 3 to 5 days; and for acute skin diseases with obstructed blood flow such as frostbite, "Danggui Sinitang" can be used with modifications, decocted in water and taken orally, aiming to warm the meridians and dispel cold; and for acute eczema, the proven Chinese medicine prescription "Biixie Shenshitang" can be used with modifications, which clears away heat and dampness, and can eliminate the dampness and heat in the patient's body, thereby subsiding eczema.

Therefore, as long as it is used properly, Chinese medicine can play a great role in acute allergic skin diseases. At the same time, if you encounter acute allergic skin diseases, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment by a specialist. Blindly taking medicine or ignoring it are incorrect behaviors.