Chinese Medicine Gem

Dispel wind and stop itch
In terms of itch, Traditional Chinese Medicine considers that it connects with wind pathogen. So treating pruritus is always based on dispelling wind. But for chronic eczema caused by wind from Yin deficiency and blood dryness, it is worthy to be cautious to use pungent and warm natural drugs to resolve superficies. Or the condition would worsen because pungent and warm natural drugs reinforce the wind of blood dryness. Drugs of pungent and cool nature to resolving superficies, such as Bo He (Wild Mint) and Chan Tui (Cicida Moulting) are highly recommended. Even while the lesion is akin to neurodermatitis, pungent and warm natural drugs to resolve superficies can not be abused, or would cause acute outbreak of eczema. Traditional Chinese Medicine consider that it need to promote blood circulation in the first place for the sake of dispelling wind, and then wind vanish naturally after blood stasis removes. So it is suggestive that some herbs of promoting blood circulation should be added.

Intractable eczema and insect drugs
Chronic intractable eczema with obvious dryness, rough, hypertrophy, lichenoid dermatitis and acute itch, from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is caused by the combination of pathogen wind, dampness and blood stasis, which can not be removed by regular drugs. So it is preferable to use some insect drugs, such as Wu Se, Wu Gong, Quan Chong, with extinguishing wind, unblocking the collaterals and dissipating toxins and nodules. But be careful not to use over dosage clinically because they are somewhat poisonous.