36 common Chinese medicines for eczema

I. Wind-expelling drugs

1. Fangfeng

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: pungent and sweet taste, warm nature. It belongs to the bladder, lung and spleen meridians.

Analysis of efficacy: Fangfeng has the efficacy of dispelling wind and relieving epidemics, winning dampness and relieving pain. According to the "Medical Qiyuan", Fangfeng is "the main treatment for all wind and dampness". Fangfeng is pungent, warm and dispersing, and can treat all wind evils, but also in the role of the wind medicine is more warm, to dispel the wind without harming the yin fluid. Dermatology is often used in conjunction with thorns, to enhance the effect of itching, the treatment of eczema with itching.

Modern research: Fangfeng contains phenolic substances, mannitol, organic acids, etc., have antipyretic sweating effect, and can promote blood circulation in the skin, inhibit histamine release.

2. Tribulus terrestris

Sexual flavor and attribution: bitter, pungent, warm. Attributed to the liver, spleen meridian.

Analysis: Tribulus terrestris has the effect of dispersing wind and blood, dredging the liver and brightening the eyes. Because of its pungent dispersal and bitter drainage, can dispel wind and itching, often with wind, Jingbao, groundnut and other wind and itching medicine, to enhance the effectiveness of itching, used in the treatment of subacute, chronic eczema with itching of the skin. Can also be used with He Shouwu, a complementary one scattered, both can nourish the blood, but also to ease the wind and itching, for eczema for a long time, blood deficiency and wind dryness, the symptomatic lesions hypertrophy, dry and flaky, itchy very people.

Modern research: Tribulus terrestris contains volatile oil, saponins, flavonoids and trace alkaloids. Saponins can inhibit certain degenerative changes in the aging process. Tribulus terrestris extract has an anti-allergic effect, and can improve blood circulation in the skin lesions.

3. Whole scorpion

Sexual flavor attribution: taste pungent, salty, flat. Attributed to the liver meridian.

Analysis of efficacy: Scorpion has the efficacy of expelling wind and relieving itching, clearing collaterals and relieving pain, and detoxifying and dispersing knots. The Jade Rowan medicinal interpretation of the whole scorpion: "penetrate the tendons through the joints, expel dampness and remove the wind." That is to say, its medicinal power can enter the veins and remove the wind and dampness hidden in them. Because it can dispel wind and stop itching, it can be used to treat itching caused by wind evil into the collaterals. Clinically, it is used to treat chronic eczema with skin itching with good effect. Scorpion and centipede are used together, the two medicines run away and search, which can enhance the efficacy of dispelling wind and activating collaterals, suppressing wind and relieving spasm. In addition, the whole scorpion is also good at detoxification, with the role of poison attacking poison dispersal, especially suitable for wind and poisonous blood accumulation skin caused by persistent itching, skin thickening.

Modern research: the whole scorpion contains scorpionin, amino acids, inorganic elements, betaine, cholesterol, scorpion acid and other components, with anticonvulsant, antiepileptic, analgesic, anti-tumor and other pharmacological effects. The reason why whole scorpion and centipede can be used together to relieve itching is related to the fact that both drugs have sedative effect and can reduce the sensitivity of skin nerve endings. However, both drugs are toxic, excessive dosage can cause hemolytic reaction, and there have been serious allergic reactions in the clinic. Therefore, the use should pay attention to the dose.

4. Stiff silkworm

Sexual flavor attribution: taste pungent, salty, flat. Attributed to the liver, lung, stomach meridian.

Analysis of the effects: the stiff silkworm has the efficacy of expelling wind and spasm, resolving phlegm and dispersing knots. The Compendium of Materia Medica records that the stiff silkworm can cure "skin wind sores". Because of its wind and itching, mostly used in the treatment of eczema with skin itching; and because of its role in wind heat, can treat eczema caused by wind-heat accumulation in the skin, often used in conjunction with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum and other wind-heat dispersing drugs.

Modern research: the stiff silkworm mainly contains protein, fat, oxalic acid amine, and a variety of amino acids and trace elements. Its alcohol water extract has anticonvulsant effect, in vitro test has a mild bacteriostatic effect.

Two, dampness drugs

1. Cangzhu

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: taste pungent, bitter, warm. Attributed to the spleen, stomach, liver meridian.

Functional analysis: Cangzhu has the effect of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, and can get rid of dampness in the upper, middle and lower triple jiao. Because it has a special aroma, but also for aromatherapy, that is, the theory of traditional Chinese medicine said "aroma to eliminate filth. Chinese medicine believes that the body odor, such as armpit odor, bad breath, sweat, etc., the real reason is that there is heat and dampness in the body, the surface of the body orifice is to disseminate the flavor of the "windows and doors". Aromatherapy can dredge the body's metabolism, dispel dampness and heat, so that the body's "windows and doors" naturally emit fragrance. When you use Cangzhu, you need to pay attention to its pungent flavor, and it should not be used for those who have heat symptoms.

Cangzhu is particularly suitable for subacute and chronic eczema of the spleen deficiency and dampness type. If accompanied by colorless face, poor appetite, loose stools, urine is not yellow and other symptoms of spleen deficiency, can be used with atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Zedo. If accompanied by chest tightness, nausea, abdominal distension and other symptoms of Qi stagnation, often combined with Chen Pi, thick Park, to enhance the effectiveness of removing dampness and regulating Qi.

Modern research: Atractylodes macrocephala contains volatile oils and is rich in vitamin A, which helps the healing of skin lesions.

2. Houpu

Sexual flavor: bitter, pungent, warm. Attributes to the spleen, stomach, lung and large intestine meridians.

Analysis of effects: Houpu has the effect of drying dampness and eliminating phlegm, warming the middle and lowering the qi to remove fullness. According to traditional Chinese medicine, drugs with bitter and dry flavor can eliminate dampness. Houpu is bitter, dry, pungent and dispersing, which can dispel dampness, and at the same time, because of its warm nature, it can remove flatulence and fullness, and can be used together with other drugs to treat eczema evidence of spleen deficiency and dampness. Often used with atractylodes macrocephala and pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, such as Pingtong San.

Modern research: the methanol extract of Phellodendron Bark and Phellodendron Bark Phenol have inhibitory effects on skin tumors.

3. Poria

Sex and flavor: sweet, light, flat. Attributed to the heart, spleen, kidney meridian.

Functional analysis: Poria has the effect of seeping dampness and strengthening the spleen. According to the "World Supplement Zhai medical book", Poria can move water, and can work dampness. Dermatology commonly used in the treatment of subacute, chronic eczema, generalized eczema, the evidence of the spleen deficiency of wet. Clinically, more with yam, atractylodes, Coix lacryma, to achieve the function of spleen and water, such as ginseng and atractylodes, Zhu Renkang's spleen and dampness soup and so on.

Modern research: Poria contains sugars, acids, antibacterial, diuretic effect.

4. Job's tears

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: taste sweet, light, cool. Attributed to the spleen, stomach, lung meridian.

Functional analysis: Job's tears have the effect of reducing water retention, dampness and spleen, and clearing heat and pus. Because of its cool nature, it can clear heat and dampness, and can strengthen the spleen, the clinic is often used to treat eczema evidence of spleen deficiency and dampness. Often paired with ginseng, atractylodes, poria, such as ginseng and atractylodes. In addition to a flavor of Chinese medicine, or a beauty food, regular consumption can keep human skin glossy and delicate, eliminate freckles, age spots, stretch marks, acne, dandruff, acne, chapped, rough skin, etc. have a good therapeutic effect.

Modern research: Coix lacryma contains protein, fat, vitamin B, Coix lacryma ester is one of the active ingredients, can be used to regulate the body's immune function, enhance the body's anti-inflammatory effect.

5. Plantago ovata

Sexual flavor and attribution: sweet taste, slightly cold in nature. Attributed to the liver, kidney, lung, small intestine meridian.

Analysis of effects: Psyllium has the effect of clearing heat and diuretic. According to the Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica, psyllium can benefit the waterways and remove dampness and paralysis. And this drug is beneficial to dampness without harming the yin, psyllium is more useful for water than for clearing heat. Psyllium with the spleen and dampness medicine, can be used to relieve diarrhea, eczema blisters with obvious, wet skin; with heat and dampness medicine, enhance the effectiveness of heat, and through the role of the urine so that the wet have a way out, such as with Gentian grass, Scutellaria baicalensis, Ze Xie Diarrhea, Tongcao gentian diarrhea liver soup, heat and dampness, the treatment evidence of dampness and heat of the acute eczema, contact dermatitis, medicinal rashes, and so on.

Modern research: psyllium contains mucilage, succinic acid, etc., has a diuretic effect.

6. Yin Chen

Sexual flavor and attribution: bitter, pungent, slightly cold in nature. Attributed to the spleen, stomach, liver, gallbladder meridian.

Analysis of effects: Yin Chen has the effect of inducing dampness and eliminating yellow. The Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica recorded that "the main wind-dampness, cold and heat evil qi, hot jaundice." It is strong in removing dampness, and has the function of detoxification and treatment of sores, and is the key medicine for the treatment of damp-heat jaundice, and can also be used to treat urinary incontinence, wind itchy sores and scabies. The combination of heat-clearing drugs, such as Artemisia capillaris soup, is used for the treatment of eczema with damp-heat internalization.

Modern research: Inchu contains coumarin, inchu ketone, inchu volatile oil, favorable bile antipyretic effect, in vitro staphylococcus aureus has an inhibitory effect.

7. Dioscorea villosa

Sexual flavor and attribution: bitter taste, flat. Into the liver, stomach, bladder meridian.

Analysis of effects: Dioscorea villosa has the effect of dispelling wind and removing dampness. The Compendium of Materia Medica records that dioscorea villosa is a medicine for the foot yangming and syncopal meridians. Syncopated main tendon is wind, yangming main meat is wet, castor oil is effective in dispelling wind and dampness, can cure paralysis, residual turbidity, sores and other diseases of wind and dampness. Clinical often with Poria, Job's tears, lentils to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, the treatment of acute and subacute eczema of the spleen deficiency and dampness.

Modern research: dioscorea villosa contains diosgenin, has an antifungal effect, and can dilate peripheral blood vessels.

8. patchouli

Sexual flavor attribution: taste pungent, slightly, warm. Into the spleen, stomach, lung meridian.

Functional analysis: patchouli not only has the effect of aroma and dampness, eliminating summer heat and obscenity, and stopping vomiting, but also can strengthen the stomach, help the spleen and stomach qi. The Justice of the Materia Medica recorded, patchouli aromatic and fierce, warm and dry, can remove the evil of Yin dampness, while helping the spleen and stomach qi, is the dampness of the spleen and yang, tiredness and weakness, diet is not sweet, tongue coated with cloudy dirt of the effective drugs. Dermatology is often used to treat skin diseases caused by summer dampness, such as subacute eczema, dermatitis, such as patchouli Zhengqi San.

Modern research: patchouli contains volatile oil, promote gastric secretion, and has antibacterial effect, also has an inhibitory effect on skin fungi.

Three, heat-clearing drugs

1. Scutellaria baicalensis

Sexual flavor attribution: bitter taste, cold nature. It belongs to the lung, gallbladder, spleen and stomach meridians.

Analysis of effects: Scutellaria baicalensis has the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness, diarrhea and detoxification, especially good at clearing dampness and heat in the middle and upper jiao. Jin Dynasty physician Zhang Element summarized Scutellaria baicalensis as having significant efficacy in cathartic heat. Dermatology commonly used in the treatment of dermatitis eczema allergic skin diseases, identification of dampness and heat. Zou Shu, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty, summarized Zhang Zhongjing's experience in using Scutellaria baicalensis, one of which is that Scutellaria baicalensis is paired with Rhizoma Coptidis to clear dampness and heat in the middle Jiao. In modern clinical practice, Scutellaria baicalensis is often used in combination with Huang Huanglian to enhance the power of clearing heat and drying dampness. Scutellaria baicalensis is also used with honeysuckle and forsythia to treat feverish sores and ulcers.

Modern research: Scutellaria baicalensis, the main component of baicalin, has a broad-spectrum antimicrobial effect, and it is not easy to produce drug resistance. Baicalin also has an inhibitory effect on pathogenic fungi of skin and nails.

2. Huanglian

Sexual flavor and attribution: bitter taste, cold nature. Attributed to the heart, spleen, stomach, liver, gallbladder, large intestine meridian.

Analysis of effects: Huanglian has the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness, diarrhea and detoxification. Its effect of clearing heat and drying dampness is greater than that of Scutellaria baicalensis, and it is the most effective for dampness and heat in the middle Jiao, and it is good at clearing the real fire in the heart meridian. According to Chinese medicine, fire is divided into real fire or virtual fire, real fire is mostly exogenous evil, the treatment should be diarrhea fire, if the external evil has injured the yin, then diarrhea fire at the same time but also to nourish the yin. The fire for the yin deficiency and not systematic Yang, the treatment is appropriate to nourish Yin, if the Yin loss and Yang need Yin and Yang **** complement, but still to nourish the main Yin.

Huanglian can be used internally or externally to treat eczema, carbuncle, facial erythema. Huanglian with scutellaria, gardenia can treat acute eczema dermatitis type of disease, the identification of hot and humid evidence, and because of Huanglian can clear the fire of the heart and stomach, so the heart and stomach meridian have real fire and see the mouth and tongue sores, sore throat manifestations, the use of Huanglian is particularly appropriate. Huanglian can be applied externally as an ointment to treat eczema. The single flavor of Huanglian external washing also has the effect of astringency and itching, can treat scrotal eczema, lower limbs eczema. External application of yellow dock juice can cure ear canal pus.

Modern research: Huanglian, the main component of berberine, has a strong broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, but also by inhibiting the release of allergic mediators against allergic reactions. Huanglian decoction has an inhibitory effect on a variety of skin fungi.

3. Phellodendron Bark

Sexual flavor and meridian: bitter taste, cold nature. Attributed to the kidney, bladder meridian.

Functional analysis: Huangbai has the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness, diarrhea and detoxification, long for the clearing of lower Jiao dampness and heat, but also one of the most commonly used topical medicines for the treatment of eczema. It can be used internally for many skin diseases caused by dampness-heat injection and stagnation of meridians and collaterals, such as inflammation, swelling and pain, ulceration and oozing, etc. It is especially effective for lower limb skin diseases. If the drug is used externally, there is also clearing heat and drying dampness, astringent effect of sores. Often used in conjunction with Cangzhu, that is, two wonderful loose. Dermatology of dampness and heat to see the symptoms of eczema, sweat blisters on the hands and feet, seborrheic dermatitis can be used in this formula.

Modern research: Phellodendron Bark contains berberine, which has antibacterial effect, and inhibits skin fungi. In addition, Phellodendron Bark can reduce vascular permeability, reduce exudation.

4. Gentian herb

Sexual flavor and attribution: bitter taste, cold nature. Attributed to the liver and gallbladder meridian.

Analysis of effects: Gentian herb has the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness, diarrhea of liver and gallbladder fire. The "Medical Zhongzhong Ganshi Lu" records, due to the liver and gallbladder heat and disease, gentian herb can be cured. It can be seen that its effectiveness in clearing liver and gallbladder heat is remarkable. Therefore, Gentian herb is often used in the treatment of acute eczema and allergic skin diseases in which dampness and heat are the main evidence, such as Gentian and Liver Soup, Clearing Heat and Removing Dampness Soup (created by Zhao Bingnan), etc. Gentian herb is also used in the treatment of acute eczema and allergic skin diseases. Gentian herb with bitter ginseng, gardenia, cypress, psyllium is more effective. External use of gentian herb single medicine decoction cold compress, can treat acute eczema.

Modern research: gentian herb contains gentian bitter glycosides, angelica bitter glycosides and other glycoside bitter components, has a significant anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic effect, the common bacteria and pathogenic fungi have different degrees of inhibition.

5. Bitter ginseng

Sexual flavor attribution: bitter taste, cold nature. Attributed to the heart, liver, stomach, large intestine, bladder meridian.

Analysis of effects: bitter ginseng has the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness, eliminating wind and killing worms, and has been the main medicine for eczema and dermatitis skin diseases since ancient times. The "Herbal Atlas" evaluates the bitter ginseng as "the most used in the treatment of sores and rashes in ancient and modern times". Because of its clearing heat, drying dampness and relieving itching, it is effective in treating acute eczema and dermatitis caused by dampness and heat, and is often used in treating scrotal eczema. Internal and external washing have better efficacy. Often paired with the snake bed, snake bed dry dampness to kill worms, the two drugs together, decoction water wash, dry dampness stronger, and cold and hot, can treat cold and hot properties are not obvious men's scrotal eczema.

Modern research: bitter ginseng contains a variety of alkaloids and flavonoids. Bitter ginseng alkaloids have the effect of reducing the inflammatory response, and have an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect similar to corticosteroids.

6. Ginseng

Sexual flavor: sweet, bitter, cold. Attributed to the lung, stomach, kidney meridian.

Analysis of effects: Ginseng has the effect of nourishing Yin, clearing heat and removing toxins. Efficacy. Because it is not only clearing heat and fire, but also can nourish the fluid, so heat and toxicity evidence, Yin deficiency and internal heat can be used. Clinically used in chronic eczema prolonged for a long time, evidence of yin injury with deficiency heat, due to the longer course of the disease, so that the depletion of yin injury to the blood, wind and dryness. Common skin lesions infiltration hypertrophy, dry and flaky, itching is intense, often with red tongue moss flower peeling or tongue light moss light. Zhu Renkang, an old Chinese medicine practitioner, created the method of nourishing yin and removing dampness to treat this type of eczema, the formula is nourishing yin and removing dampness soup, which is one of the main medicines of XuanShen.

Modern research: Ginseng contains alkaloids, sugars, sterols, amino acids, fatty acids, trace volatile oils, carotene and so on. Xuan Shen decoction has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus. In addition, it also has inhibitory effect on a variety of pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi.

7. White fresh skin

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: bitter taste, cold nature. Attributed to the spleen, stomach meridian.

Analysis of effects: White fresh skin has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, dispelling wind and drying dampness. According to the Treatise on Medicinal Properties, the white fresh skin can cure all the hot and poisonous wind, bad wind, wind sores, and is commonly used in dermatology. It is often paired with bitter ginseng and diclofenac, decocted to be taken internally and washed externally, to treat eczema caused by wind-heat and dampness, eczema on the vulva, and scrotal swelling and pain.

Modern research: white fresh skin containing white fresh alkali, white fresh endolipids and other components, with anti-inflammatory effect, can significantly inhibit the metamorphosis, reduce the lesion inflammation exudation, promote the healing of skin lesions.

8. Honeysuckle

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: taste sweet, cold. Attributed to the lungs, stomach, large intestine meridian.

Analysis of effects: honeysuckle has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, evacuation of wind-heat, is the treatment of sores and carbuncles. Chen Shiduo in the Qing Dynasty greatly appreciated honeysuckle, that honeysuckle is most capable of eliminating the poison of fire-heat, and advocated the use of this drug to clear the poison of fire-heat. Clinically, honeysuckle is often used in the treatment of acute eczema, drug rash, contact dermatitis, etc. The diagnosis of dampness-heat and heat is obvious. Heat phenomenon is obvious and has a tendency to poison, common skin large erythema, papules, skin color inflammation red burning, pain. Often paired with forsythia, dandelion, dicotyledonin, in order to clear the heat toxin, such as five flavors disinfectant drink.

Modern research: honeysuckle contains chlorogenic acid, isochlorogenic acid, flavonoids, inhibitory effect on a variety of pathogenic bacteria. Honeysuckle stem and leaf extracts can significantly inhibit the growth of fungi, and also have an inhibitory effect on viruses. Honeysuckle decoction has a two-way regulation of the immune system.

9. Qingdai

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: salty taste, cold nature. Attributed to the liver, lung meridian.

Functional analysis: Qingdai has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, cooling the blood and eliminating spots. Its cold nature can clear heat, salty flavor can enter the blood, so it can clear heat and detoxification, eliminate spots. Clinically, Qingdai is often used in the treatment of acute eczema, drug rash, allergic dermatitis, etc. It is especially suitable for skin erythema and hot pain caused by blood heat. It can be used externally with cypress and gypsum.

Modern research: qingdai decoction has an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and so on. Tryptophan isolated from Qingdai has a strong inhibitory effect on dermatophytic fungi.

10. Poria cocos

Sexual flavor attribution: sweet, light, flat. Attributed to the liver, stomach meridian.

Analysis of effects: Tu Fu Ling has the effect of detoxification and removal of dampness. Its efficacy can enter the collaterals and remove dampness, heat and toxicity. Poria cocos soup was first used to treat more serious sores, and it is said that Poria cocos is also an important medicine for the treatment of syphilis. As a key medicine for syphilis, Poria cocos is also effective in treating generalized "dampness-heat". Nowadays, it is mainly used for the treatment of damp-heat sores and eczema with prolonged damp-heat.

Modern research: Poria cocos rhizome contains saponin, tannin, resin and so on. Poria cocos glycosides can give the skin sufficient water and nutrients, and promote the body's own regulation of sebum to achieve balance. Tannins and other acidic components and their derivatives have the effect of nourishing the skin and inhibiting inflammatory reactions.

11. Amaranth

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: acidic, cold in nature. Attributed to the liver, large intestine meridian.

Analysis of effects: Amaranth has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, cooling the blood, stopping bleeding, dispersing blood and reducing swelling, and it has obvious efficacy in the treatment of carbuncle, swelling and poisonous heat. Such as "medical Jinjian" recorded amaranth cream that amaranth fresh pounded external, treatment of blood-heat poisonous swollen ulcers. Modern clinics use its decoction for external washing, single flavor decoction has obvious astringent, anti-inflammatory, antipruritic effect, so it is often used in the treatment of acute eczema, oozing vesicles.

Modern research: amaranth contains a large number of norepinephrine and potassium salts, and vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin P, etc., with antibacterial effect on a variety of pathogenic skin fungi have an inhibitory effect, and have an anti-allergic effect.

12. It belongs to the kidney and bladder meridian.

Analysis of effects: Groundnut has the effect of diuresis, clearing heat and relieving itching. According to the original "Materia Medica", the ground skin can remove dampness and heat in the skin, the skin outside the wet itch. Clinically used with white fresh skin, bitter ginseng, cypress, decoction external wash, treatment of eczema with itching; and poria, zeidian, psyllium can be used to clear the lower Jiao dampness and heat, stop itching.

Modern research: Botrytis cinerea contains glycosides and alkaloids, vitamin A, etc., has a protective skin, antibacterial effect.

Fourth, the blood class medicine

1. It belongs to the heart, liver and kidney meridians.

Analysis of effects: Dihuang has the effect of clearing heat and nourishing yin, cooling the blood to stop bleeding, and generating fluids to quench thirst. According to the Pearl Capsule, Dihuang "cools the blood, generates blood, and nourishes the true yin of the kidney water". Because of its effect of cooling the blood, it can clear the heat and toxin in the blood, and can be used to treat eczema of the blood-heat and toxin-abundant type. It is often paired with Scutellaria baicalensis and Dampi. It can also be used to treat chronic eczema of blood deficiency and wind dryness because it can moisturize dryness and promote the production of fluids.

Modern research: raw rhubarb contains rhubarb, mannitol, alkaloids, β-sitosterol, canola sterol and other components, with anti-radiation, hepatoprotection, lowering blood sugar, cardiovascular, hemostatic, diuretic, antifungal effect.

2. Angelica

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: taste sweet, pungent, warm. Attributed to the liver, heart, spleen meridian.

Analysis of effects: Angelica sinensis has the effect of tonifying and activating blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, moistening the bowels and relaxing the bowels. The root of Angelica sinensis is slightly cylindrical, the upper end of the root is called "head", the main root is called "body", the branch root is called "tail", and the whole root is called "whole Angelica sinensis". The whole plant is called "Quan Gui". The New Edition of the Materia Medica records: "Angelica sinensis, sweet and pungent in flavor, warm in temperature, can be ascending or descending, yin in yang, non-toxic. Although there is a difference between up and down, but the blood tonic is one." The head of Angelica sinensis stops bleeding, the body of Angelica sinensis harmonizes blood (both tonifying and activating blood), and the tail of Angelica sinensis breaks up blood, tonifying with movement, and tonifying with action. Although there are head, body and tail of angelica, the effect is also slightly different, but blood for its greatest effect. It is often used in the treatment of chronic eczema with blood deficiency. It is often combined with white peony, cooked land to nourish blood and moisturize dryness.

Modern research: Angelica sinensis contains volatile oils, esters, nicotinic acid, vitamin A and so on. Angelica extract can reduce vascular permeability, inhibit the release of inflammatory substances, thus playing an anti-inflammatory role. Angelica decoction has an inhibitory effect on a variety of bacteria, and can promote the body's immune function.

3. Radix Paeoniae Alba

Sex and flavor: bitter taste, cool nature. Attributed to the liver meridian.

Analysis of effects: Red peony has the effect of removing blood stasis, relieving pain, cooling blood and reducing swelling. Because of its cool nature into the liver meridian, can cool the blood, activate blood stasis, clinically applicable to blood-heat type eczema dermatitis and other skin diseases. It is often used in combination with dandelion.

Paeonia lactiflora root into medicine, there are red peony and white peony, the application of some people often confuse the two. White peony is bitter, acidic, cool in nature, belonging to the liver, spleen meridian, with blood nourishing and astringent yin, softening the liver to relieve pain, and suppressing the efficacy of liver yang. White peony to nourish blood and astringent yin, where cold abdominal pain, diarrhea, caution; red peony blood cool blood, where blood deficiency, caution.

Modern research: red peony contains paeoniflorin, benzoic acid, volatile oil, resin, sugar, starch, etc., dysentery bacillus, staphylococcus has an inhibitory effect, and analgesic, sedative and anticonvulsant effects.

4. Comfrey

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: sweet taste, cold nature. Attributed to the heart, liver meridian.

Analysis: Comfrey has the effect of cooling the blood and activating the blood, detoxifying and penetrating the rash. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Comfrey, its function is long in cooling the blood to activate the blood, the large and small intestines." Because it is long in clearing the heat of the blood, it can treat all the internal organs of fire and heat blazing real fire disease. It is often used in measles and other fever diseases with spotted rashes which are purple and dark, not red in color or not clearing out of the rash. Often paired with red peony, Sophora japonica, Bai Mao Gen and so on.

Modern research: comfrey contains acetyl comfrey (hydrolyzed to produce comfrey quinone), comfrey red, isobutyryl comfrey, etc., anti-inflammatory, antibacterial effect, while the skin fungi and influenza virus has an inhibitory effect.

5. Salvia divinorum

Sexual flavor and meridian: bitter taste, slightly cold in nature. Attributed to the heart, pericardium, liver meridian.

Analysis of effects: Salvia divinorum has the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, cooling blood and eliminating carbuncles, and removing vexation and tranquilizing the mind. According to the Materia Medica, "Salvia divinorum is good at treating the blood, removing stagnation and generating new blood, and regulating menstruation." It is often used clinically in chronic eczema, where blood stasis is caused by prolonged dampness-heat depression. With honeysuckle, forsythia, frankincense and other clearing heat and detoxification, blood circulation and pain relieving drugs, used in the treatment of sores and carbuncles swelling and pain.

Modern research: Danshen contains tanshinones, tanshinols, vitamin E, etc., which can improve the body's microcirculation, improve the body's ability to withstand hypoxia. Danshen preparation can promote the repair and regeneration of tissues, staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Escherichia contortus, typhoid fever bacillus, dysentery bacillus and some skin fungi have inhibitory effect.

6. lemongrass root

Sexual flavor attribution: sweet taste, cold nature. Attributed to the lung, stomach meridian.

Analysis of efficacy: leucaena leucocephala has the effect of clearing away heat and promoting the production of fluids, cooling the blood and stopping bleeding, and quenching thirst. It is cold in nature, good at clearing the heat of the lungs and stomach, and because it can cool the blood to stop bleeding, and at the same time, it has a watery effect, so it can lead the heat downward. The role is characterized by cold and does not hinder the stomach, water and does not hurt the yin, especially in the case of heat and yin Jin insufficiency, the most suitable.

Modern research: leucaena contains mannitol, glucose, fructose, sucrose, malic acid, triterpene, potassium salts, leucovorin, rutin, lambda-enol, etc., can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, dysentery bacillus. Its water infusion has diuretic effect.

7. Curcuma longa

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: taste pungent, bitter, warm. Attributed to liver, spleen meridian.

Analysis of efficacy: Curcuma longa has the efficacy of breaking the blood and moving qi, eliminating accumulation and relieving pain. The Classic of Materia Medica states, "Curcuma longa moves qi, breaks up blood and disperses knots, which is its functional specialty." Curcuma longa is bitter, pungent and warm, and enters both the blood and qi compartments, breaking blood stasis, moving qi and relieving pain. It is clinically used for chronic eczema with prolonged condition, damp-heat toxicity and stasis-heat intertwined in the skin. It is often used in conjunction with blood-activating drugs.

Modern research: Curcuma longa contains volatile oil components, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory effect, and can promote local microcirculation.

Fifth, tonic drugs

1. Atractylodes macrocephala

Sexual flavor attribution: bitter taste, sweet, warm. Attributed to the spleen, stomach meridian.

Analysis of effects: Atractylodes macrocephala has the effect of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the qi, drying dampness and inducing diuresis, stopping sweating, and tranquilizing the fetus. Atractylodes macrocephala is more effective in strengthening the spleen and promoting qi, and is clinically used in the treatment of subacute and chronic eczema of the spleen deficiency and dampness type. Commonly used fried atractylodes macrocephala with Codonopsis, Poria, etc., in order to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, and at the same time supported by heat-clearing drugs, such as ginseng and atractylodes macrocephala.

Modern research: Atractylodes macrocephala can significantly enhance the ability of leukocytes to phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus. Atractylodes macrocephala polysaccharide has a restorative effect on the proliferative function of lymphocytes. Atractylodes macrocephala has cytotoxic effect on tumor cells and can improve the body's anti-tumor response.

2. Codonopsis pilosula

Sexual flavor and meridian: sweet taste, flat nature. It belongs to spleen and lung meridian.

Analysis of efficacy: Radix Codonopsis pilosulae has the effect of tonifying the middle Jiao, strengthening the spleen and nourishing blood. Dangshen is commonly used to replenish qi, but its power is weaker than ginseng, and can be used in chronic weakness. It is often used in dermatology with Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Astragalus to strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi, and treat eczema with spleen deficiency and dampness.

Modern research: ginseng contains saponins, proteins, vitamins, sugars, alkaloids, and a variety of amino acids, etc., and has the effect of improving the immune function of the body.

3. Cooked rhubarb

Sexual flavor and meridian: sweet taste, slightly warm in nature. It belongs to the liver and kidney meridians.

Analysis of effects: cooked dihuang has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying blood, tonifying the marrow. The Compendium of Materia Medica states, "The ripened dihuang fills the bone marrow, grows the muscles, produces essence and blood, and replenishes the five internal injuries of the internal organs." The sweet, warm and moist texture of ripened dihuang tonifies the yin and benefits the essence to produce blood, and is an important medicine for nourishing blood and replenishing the deficiency. Clinically, it is often used in conjunction with Angelica sinensis, white peony, the treatment of eczema for a long time, there is a deficiency of blood.

Modern research: ripened rhubarb contains digitonin, vitamin A, sugar and amino acids, etc., anti-inflammatory and reduce the role of oozing.

4. Sha Shen (South Sha Shen, North Sha Shen)

Sexual flavor and meridian: South Sha Shen taste sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold, to the lungs, stomach meridian; North Sha Shen taste sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold, to the lungs, stomach meridian.

Functional analysis: American ginseng has the effect of clearing phlegm from the lungs, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and benefiting the stomach to produce fluids; American ginseng has the effect of nourishing yin and clearing the lungs, and benefiting the stomach to produce fluids. Although it is a different family of two herbs, it is generally believed that the functions of the two drugs are similar, but subdivided, the south ginseng favors clearing the lungs and expelling phlegm, while the north ginseng favors nourishing the stomach and generating fluids. Pi Ke is used in the treatment of chronic eczema in the late stage, when there is heat in the yin injury.

Modern research: Beisha ginseng contains alkaloids, has a cooling, analgesic effect; Nansha ginseng contains saponins, has an antibacterial effect.

5. He Shouwu

Sexual flavor attributed to the meridian: taste bitter, sweet, astringent, slightly warm. Attributed to the liver, kidney meridian.

Analysis of effects: He Shouwu has the effect of nourishing blood to dispel wind, tonifying the liver and kidney, black hair. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, He Shouwu can nourish the blood and benefit the liver, consolidate the essence of the kidneys, strengthen the muscles and bones, and darken the mustache and hair. Its nature is not cold and not dry, is a good tonic medicine, and its efficacy is in the rhubarb, tian dong above. Clinical use of he shouwu and tian dong, maitong, white peony with the blood to nourish and moisturize the dryness, used in the treatment of chronic eczema and blood deficiency and wind dryness see symptoms.

He Shouwu's vine can be used as medicine, the name of Shouwu vine, also known as nightshade, taste sweet, slightly bitter, neutral, to the heart, liver meridian, can nourish the blood and tranquilize the spirit, wind and itch. The Compendium of Materia Medica records that Shouwu vine: "wind sores, scabies and itching, decoction and bath, very effective." It can treat insomnia and sweating, blood deficiency and body pain, skin itching, especially suitable for eczema skin itching with poor sleep.

Modern research: He Shouwu contains lecithin and other essential substances for cell renewal and development, which is conducive to the metabolism and regeneration of skin lesion cells.