Treatment for eczema in children

Eczema is a skin disease that is easy to occur in children and can cause great harm to their skin. If most parents find that their children have eczema, the first thing they will think of is to go to the hospital and see a doctor. But in fact, there are many relatively effective folk remedies for this skin disease in our country. These remedies have been proven through a lot of practice and have good therapeutic effects with very few side effects.

Eczema Remedies

Infant eczema is a common disease among infants, and there are many folk remedies to cure infant eczema. Here are some home remedies for treating baby eczema:

1. Antelope horn powder: Stew the soup with antelope horn powder and it will be cured in about a week.

2. Black fish head: Put the black fish head on the tile and roast it until it is charred, grind it into powder, then mix it with sesame oil and apply it to the affected area. It is very effective.

3. Decoction of Sophora flavescens: Go to the pharmacy and buy some decoction of Sophora flavescens in water for bathing. Just wash a few times and it will be fine. It only costs a few dollars and the disease can be cured.

4. Goat milk powder: Use goat milk powder to soak goat milk and drink it, and use goat milk to wash the eczema area, the effect is good.

5. Black bean oil: 30 ml of black bean oil and 15 g of yellow wax, melt them into a paste and apply to the affected area.

6. Tea oil: first apply tea oil to the affected area to remove the yellow scab, then boil 100 grams of wild chrysanthemum with a little salt in water, wash the affected area, and apply Yunnan Baiyao after it dries slightly. This recipe can treat stubborn infant eczema.

7. Tea leaves: Use an appropriate amount of tea leaves. First boil the tea leaves in water, then use the hot water to wash the red, swollen and ulcerated areas on the baby's skin, and then apply the tea leaves directly to the affected area.

Traditional Chinese medicine is quite effective in treating infant eczema and is less irritating. Parents can refer to it.

Prescription 1:

Ingredients: 15g raw Polygonum multiflorum, 6g Cynanchum chinense, 6g cicada shell, 6g honeysuckle, 6g wild chrysanthemum, 6g Sophora flavescens, 5g raw licorice, 6g Kochia scoparia, 6g white moss peel, 6g raw Coix seed, 6g Poria peel, 3g Atractylodes, 6g Artemisia capillaris, and 6g Scutellaria baicalensis.

Usage: Decoction in water. Take one dose per day. Breastfed babies can be taken by their mothers, and then the treatment can be achieved through breast milk. Babies who have been weaned can take it 3-4 times a day, in small amounts and frequently. The condition will improve after 7-14 days of treatment.

Prescription 2:

Ingredients: 4 grams of Poria peel, 4 grams of Chuanxiong, 4 grams of Smilax glabra, 2 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 2 grams of Citrus aurantium, 2 grams of Kochia scoparia, and 2 grams of Amomum villosum.

Function: Mainly for clearing away dampness and heat, and strengthening the spleen.

Indications: Infant eczema with damp-heat type.

Prescription three:

Ingredients: 30 grams of Xanthium sibiricum, 15 grams of Cnidium monnieri, 15 grams of Dictamni peel, 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 15 grams of Sophora flavescens, 15 grams of Radix Codonopsis pilosulae, 15 grams of Phellodendron chinense, and 15 grams of Kochia scoparia.

Usage: decoct in water, take the filtrate and wash the affected area after it cools down. Take 1 dose per day, wash once in the morning, noon and evening. This is the dosage for children aged 2-3 years old. For children under 1 year old, reduce the dosage by 1/3.

Function: Detoxify, eliminate dampness, eliminate rashes and spots.

Indications: Eczema in infants and young children. Symptoms include papular eczema on the forehead and face, with yellow secretions oozing out, or scattered all over the body, purple-red fingerprints, and a moist tongue with a thin white coating.

Prescription 4:

Composition: For internal use, boil 9 grams of wild chrysanthemum and 6 grams of raw licorice in water for external washing or wet compress, 2-3 times a day, each time for about 10 minutes.

Function: Clearing away heat, detoxifying, promoting dampness and resisting allergies.

Indications: Infant eczema, especially on the head and face, characterized by blisters, erosions, exudation, and itching.