What are the most effective Chinese herbal medicines for relieving itching

Skin itching can be said to be very uncomfortable, and many reasons can cause this symptom, so how to effectively relieve itching is of course what patients want to know. In life, there are many Chinese herbal medicines that actually have obvious antipruritic effects, such as borneol, rosin, cnidium monnieri, Sichuan pepper, etc. If these Chinese herbal medicines are used correctly, they have good wind-dispelling and itching-relieving effects.

1. Borneol

Also known as borneol, it tastes spicy and bitter, is slightly cold in nature, and has a good antipruritic effect on heat rashes. When using, borneol can be ground into powder and added to other medicines to make a powder, or it can be made into a 1%-2% lotion or tincture.

2. Rosin

It is warm in nature, and has the effects of drying dampness, killing insects and relieving itching. It is often used to treat skin diseases such as eczema and chronic dermatitis. Grind it into powder and sprinkle it on the affected area, or mix it with vinegar to make a paste and apply it on the affected area.

3. Cnidium monnieri

It is warm in nature, pungent and bitter in taste, and has the effects of drying dampness and dispelling wind, killing insects and relieving itching. It is often used to treat anal itching, female vulvar itching, scrotal eczema, trichomoniasis vaginitis and other symptoms. It can be decocted into a water paste for fumigation or ground into powder for application.

4. Kochia scoparia

It is cold in nature, pungent and bitter in taste, and has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, dispelling wind and relieving itching. It is often used to treat vaginal itching, eczema and urticaria. Decoction more for fumigation and washing.

5. Sichuan pepper

Also known as Sichuan pepper, it is hot in nature and spicy in taste. It has the effect of warming and relieving itching. It can be used for skin diseases caused by wind and cold. It is often used together with mugwort to make a decoction for external washing.

6. Atractylodes

It is warm in nature and bitter in taste. It has the effect of dispelling wind, drying dampness and relieving itching. It is often used to treat eczema, erosive and exudative dermatitis and other itchy skin diseases. It can be decocted into a water solution for external washing or ground into powder for external use.

7. Hundreds of

It tastes sweet and bitter, is slightly warm in nature, has insecticidal and antipruritic effects, and is commonly used for scabies, ringworm, pinworm disease and lice. It can be soaked in wine to make a tincture and applied to the affected area, or it can be decocted in water for external washing, or it can be ground into powder or decocted into a paste for external use.