Can honeysuckle and mugwort cure eczema?

Honeysuckle and mugwort are two plants that everyone is familiar with and are quite common in life. Honeysuckle and mugwort are also relatively important Chinese medicinal materials. Many times people prefer to boil honeysuckle and mugwort together in water and use it to treat eczema. After using honeysuckle and mugwort water, the symptoms of the eczema will be relieved quickly and the patient will not feel so itchy.

Can honeysuckle and mugwort cure eczema?

1. As we all know, eczema is a very uncomfortable disease. Many patients suffer greatly but are unable to find safe, convenient and effective treatment methods. Especially in summer, the hot and humid weather makes it easy to sweat and there are mosquito bites, making eczema more difficult to cure. Eczema is a skin inflammatory reaction with severe itching caused by a variety of internal and external factors. It is divided into three stages: acute, subacute and chronic. The acute phase has an exudative tendency, while the chronic phase has infiltration and hypertrophy. Some patients directly present with chronic eczema. The skin lesions are characterized by polymorphism, symmetry, itching and easy recurrence.

2. Honeysuckle has been praised as a good medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying since ancient times. It is sweet, cold and aromatic. It can clear away heat without hurting the stomach. Its aromatic fragrance can also dispel evil. Honeysuckle can not only dispel wind-heat, but also clear blood toxins. It is used to treat various febrile diseases, such as fever, rash, spots, heat and toxic sores, sore throat, etc., and the effect is good.

3. Mugwort is bitter, dry and pungent. It can regulate qi and blood, warm the meridians, expel cold and dampness, and relieve cold pain. It is an important medicine for gynecology. It is used to treat cold pain in the abdomen, irregular menstruation, infertility caused by cold uterus, etc. Moxa sticks and moxa wool made from mugwort are also the main medicines used in moxibustion in acupuncture.

Effects of Honeysuckle

1. Honeysuckle is one of the commonly used precious Chinese medicinal materials. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and activating collaterals, and has broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiviral effects. More than 70% of Chinese patent medicines for colds and anti-inflammatory drugs contain honeysuckle. It is known as "Chinese herbal antibiotic" and "green antibiotic". In addition to its medicinal uses, honeysuckle has even more magical effects on beauty, weight loss and health care. Its great protective and repairing effects on the body are very significant.

2. Honeysuckle has the effects of relieving heat, sobering up, clearing the brain, quenching thirst, removing toxic substances from the body, lowering blood lipids, losing weight, beautifying and cleansing the skin, preventing aging, and prolonging life. Honeysuckle can lower blood pressure, lower serum cholesterol, increase coronary blood flow, and prevent coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. Inhibit the formation of cerebral thrombosis. Improve the body's tolerance to oxygen-deficient free radicals, enhance memory and delay aging. Improve microcirculation, remove peroxidized fat deposits, promote metabolism, moisturize and remove freckles.

3. Honeysuckle has the effect of dispersing heat and dispersing evil, and has a certain effect on exogenous wind-heat or the initial stage of febrile disease, fever, headache, irritability, insomnia, coma, red tongue, dry throat and mouth, etc. It has the effect of cooling blood and stopping diarrhea, and has the effects of detoxifying, stopping diarrhea, cooling blood and relieving sore throat for heat-toxic dysentery, diarrhea with pus and blood, damp-heat blocking the throat, and sore throat. The biological activity of chlorogenic acid contained in honeysuckle can promote human metabolism, regulate human functions and enhance immunity.