Main symptoms (1) This type is equivalent to the acute attack of acute eczema or chronic eczema, with red skin lesions, swelling, water marks, erosion, unclear boundaries, cancerous itching, accompanied by chest tightness, boredom, thirst, constipation and red blood. The tongue is red, the fur is thin and yellow, and the pulse is slippery.
(2) Prescription of Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Periostracum Cicadae, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Cortex Dictamni Radicis, Fructus Tribuli, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, Coicis Semen, Radix Rehmanniae, Flos Lonicerae, Semen Plantaginis, Alismatis Rhizoma, 30g of talc and 6g of licorice.
(3) Methods 1 dose per day, decocted in water to get juice, and taken in batches.
2. Wind-heat type
Main symptoms (1) This type is more common in acute papular eczema and some subacute eczema, with acute onset, mainly red papules all over the body, scales turning red, self-conscious acne itching, frequent scratching and bleeding, and less exudation. Red tongue, thin white or thin yellow fur, and thin pulse.
(2) Prescribed Radix Rehmanniae 15g, Gypsum Fibrosum 30g, Herba Schizonepetae, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Fructus Arctii, Periostracum Cicadae, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Caulis Akebiae each 10g, and Radix Glycyrrhizae 6g.
(3) Methods 1 dose per day, decocted in water to get juice, and taken in batches.
3. Blood-heat type
(1) The main symptoms of skin lesions are erythema, papules, scratches and blood scabs, with severe itching and less desquamation, often accompanied by dry mouth. Red tongue, yellowish tongue and thready pulse.
(2) Prescribed Radix Rehmanniae 15g, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Fructus Crataegi, Herba Schizonepetae, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Cortex Dictamni Radicis, Cortex Erythrinae, Rhizoma Coptidis, Radix Arnebiae 10g, and Radix Glycyrrhizae 6g.
(3) Methods 1 dose per day, decocted in water to get juice, and taken in batches.
4. Wet resistance type
(1) Main symptoms This type is more common in some subacute eczema. Skin lesions are dark red or not red, with few blisters, and may have yellowish desquamation, scabbing, infiltration and plaque, often accompanied by loss of appetite, sallow complexion, loose stool, yellow urine or abdominal distension. The tongue is pale, the coating is thin, white or greasy, and the pulse is slippery or moist.
(2) The prescription is 5 grams of Pogostemon Pogostemon and Radix Aucklandiae, 65,438 05 grams of Poria, Plantago asiatica, Fructus Crataegi preparata, Coicis Semen and Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, 65,438 00 grams of fried atractylodes, Cortex Mori, Cortex Dictamni Radicis and Fructus Xanthii, and 6 grams of licorice.
(3) Methods 1 dose per day, decocted in water to get juice, and taken in batches.
5. Blood deficiency type
Main symptom (1) This type is more common in chronic eczema, with a long course of disease and no recovery for several years. Repeated attacks, thick rash, red color, or bitter medicine, dryness, pigmentation, desquamation, paroxysmal itching, aggravated by heat or at night. The tongue is red, the fur is thin and white, and the pulse is thin.
(2) Prescription of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Periostracum Cicadae, Zaocys dhumnades, Bombyx Batryticatus and Cortex Albizziae, 65,438 00g each, Radix Rehmanniae, Caulis Spatholobi and Sesame 65,438 05g each.
(3) Methods 1 dose per day, decocted in water to get juice, and taken in batches.
6. Wet toxin type
(1) Main symptoms This type is more common in eczema complicated with infection. The lesions include heat pain, erythema, papules, blisters, erosion, and purulent infection. The tongue is red with yellow fur and the pulse is thin and smooth.
(2) Flos Lonicerae, Fructus Forsythiae, Flos Chrysanthemi Indici, Herba Taraxaci, Herba Violae, Semen Plantaginis, Fructus Gleditsiae Abnormalis, Radix Saposhnikoviae, Periostracum Cicadae, Cortex Dictamni Radicis and Glycyrrhrizae Radix.
(3) Methods 1 dose per day, decocted in water to get juice, and taken in batches.