Can ulcer symptoms be cured by taking medicine?

Ulcer is a skin lesion caused by a viral attack. The main feature of ulcer is skin ulceration. In severe cases, a certain amount of pus will flow out, and it is very painful when touched. The treatment of ulcers mainly relies on taking medication to kill viruses, especially oral ulcers and other diseases which can only be treated with medication. Let’s take a look at whether ulcer symptoms can be cured by taking medication? What medicines are there?

Mouth ulcers are mostly symptoms of heat, and should be differentiated into deficiency and excess. If the patient is a young person, with severe pain from mouth ulcers, as if burning, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, dry stool and yellow urine, it is a case of real heat and real fire. The treatment should be to clear away heat, purge, detoxify and relieve pain. If the patient is old and weak, has dull pain from mouth ulcers, dry throat and tongue, irritability or fever in the five hearts, and a red tongue with little fluid, it is due to false heat and virtual fire, and the treatment should be to nourish yin and produce fluid, and clear away and reduce virtual fire. Combining local treatment with systemic treatment can improve the efficacy.

Symptoms of ulcers caused by heart and spleen heat accumulation syndrome:

The main symptoms are recurrent mouth ulcers on the tip, sides, or surface of the tongue, or on the gums, or on the cheeks. The surface of the ulcers is covered with yellow fur, the middle base is sunken, and the surrounding areas are raised. There is redness, swelling, heat, and pain, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, irritability, dryness, short and red urine, and constipation. The tongue is red with yellow coating, and the pulse is stringy and slippery. The syndrome is characterized by excessive heat in the heart and spleen, and skin rot and ulcers. The treatment is to clear away heat and purge fire, promote tissue regeneration and treat sores. The prescription used is the self-made Xiexin Lichuang Decoction: 15g of Scutellaria baicalensis, 5g of Coptis chinensis, 10g of Rhubarb, 15g each of red and white peony roots, 3g of lotus seed core, 5g of raw licorice, 15g of Polygonum cuspidatum, and 10g of stir-fried Gardenia jasminoides.

Symptoms of ulcers caused by deficiency-fire inflammation :

The main symptoms are recurrent oral ulcers with unbearable pain. The surface of the ulcer is covered with white fur. The middle base is sunken and slightly raised around it. The color is not red. There is shortness of breath, fatigue, fever, red cheeks, dry mouth but no thirst, short and dark urine, red tip of the tongue with little or cracked fur, and a slightly weak and rapid pulse. The syndrome is liver and kidney deficiency and virtual fire disturbing the body. Treatment should be aimed at nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, nourishing yin and reducing fire. The prescription used is the self-made Yin-nourishing and sore-removing soup: 15g each of raw and cooked rehmannia, 15g of northern adenophora, 10g of cornus fruit, 10g of yam, 15g of moutan bark, 15g of oriental water plantain, 20g of poria, 10g of anemarrhena, 10g of phellodendron, 15g of ophiopogon, 10g of angelica, and 15g of raw astragalus.