What herbal medicine is good for washing the body?

Sometimes our skin feels very itchy. In most cases, it may be because the skin lacks sufficient moisture, or it may be related to some skin diseases. Whatever the situation, there are ways to deal with it. Scratching with your hands only solves the problem temporarily. If you want to completely stop the itching, you still have to rely on medication. So the question is, what herbal medicine is good for washing the body?

1. Old ginger treats skin itching

Mash 1 piece of fresh old ginger into a paste, wrap it in gauze, and apply it to the affected area. 10-20 minutes each time, 1-2 times a day, the therapeutic effect is significant. This recipe can both relieve itching and moisturize the skin.

2. Jujube and snow pear paste for skin itching

10 jujubes (or golden dates), 20 ml of snow pear paste. Soak the dates for half an hour, put them into a casserole, add water and cook until the dates are soft, then add pear paste and drink. This recipe can moisten the lungs, protect the skin, strengthen the spleen and replenish qi. Suitable for dry and flaky skin in winter and itchy skin in the elderly.

3. Pig trotter bone soup treats itching

Take 2-3 pig's trotter bones, add water and bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Before going to bed every day, use a sanitary napkin or a clean white cloth dipped in pig trotter bone soup to wipe the itchy skin, which can cure stubborn skin itching in the elderly. Generally, after washing 4 times in a row, the symptoms will basically disappear. For severe cases, apply more times.

4. Yinhuang Shaojiu treats skin itching in the elderly

Mix Yinhuang (available at Chinese medicine stores) with 60-proof kaoliang wine (the ratio of Yinhuang to white wine is 1:4) and apply it to the itchy area with a cotton ball before going to bed at night. The effect will be seen that night. Apply it once a night and it will be cured after 3-5 times. Suitable for itchy skin in the elderly.

5. Chinese herbal decoction for winter skin itching

Take 30g each of Xanthium sibiricum and Artemisia argyi, 20g each of Sophora flavescens, Kochia scoparia, Dictamni, Naphalocrocis reticulata, Perilla frutescens, and Sichuan pepper. Take one dose per day. Add appropriate amount of water and boil, then filter out the liquid. Bath while it is hot, once in the morning and once in the evening, rub for 15-20 minutes each time. Use for 7 consecutive days as a course of treatment. Suitable for skin itching.

6. Salt water or vinegar for itching

Every night before going to bed, use a basin half filled with water, add an appropriate amount of salt or rice vinegar, heat until the salt dissolves, and use a towel dipped in the water to wash the affected area. Generally, it will take 3-5 times to see results. If it recurs, continue to wash. It is suitable for treating skin pruritus in middle-aged and elderly people, with better effects.