Skin Problems (Rash)

TCM Herbs Associated With Skin Problems (Rash)

Skin Problems (Rash) Is Associated With 10 TCM Herbs

Clears heat, relieves fire toxicity, expels wind, dries dampness - wind-heat or damp-heat sores, carbuncles, rashes with excessive pus, moist skin; also for damp-heat jaundice (only in combination).

Aromatically opens orifices, revives the spirit - fainting, convulsion. Clears heat, alleviates pain, dissipates nodules, alleviates itching - topically for pain, swelling of the throat, skin disease, eye disease (photophobia, excessive tearing), regenerates flesh.

Expels wind and damp - bi syndromes, skin disorders with itching. Nasal passage obstruction - thick nasal discharge, sinus headache; often combined with Xin Yi Hua and Bai Zhi.

Invigorate blood, promote movement of Qi - any blood stasis pattern, important for gynecological issues (amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, difficult labor, lochioschesis). Expels wind and alleviates pain - headache (temporal, vertex), dizziness, painful obstructions, skin issues. Headache - moves qi upwa…

Clears damp heat, promotes urination - lin syndrome due to damp heat in the bladder. Expels dampness, stops itching - damp skin disorders, eczema, scabies, damp-heat in the external genitals.

Drains damp heat from the lower jiao - thick-yellow leukorrhea, foul-smelling diarrhea, dysentery; damp-heat pouring downward or hot leg qi - red, swollen, painful knees, legs, and/or feet; damp-heat jaundice. Drains kidney fire with signs of yin deficiency - steaming bone disorder, night sweats, …

Clears heat, dries dampness - dysentery, leukorrhea, jaundice, sores. Expels wind, kills parasites, stops itching - for damp toxin skin lesions or infestations with chronic itching, seepage, and bleeding; genital itching and vaginal discharge. Clears heat, promotes urination - for damp-heat in th…

Releases the exterior, vents muscles - accelerates the early stages of skin rashes, headache from wind-heat (forehead - stomach channel). Clears heat, relieves toxicity - toxins in the upper or superficial areas, swelling, painful, sore gums, lips, and/or throat. Raises yang, lifts spleen qi sink…

Calms the spirit, nourishes the heart and blood - insomnia, irritability, dream disturbed sleep from yin and/or blood deficiency. Nourishes the blood and unblocks the channels - generalized weakness, soreness, pain, numbness due to blood deficiency. Alleviates itching - external wash for itching …

Drains heat, relieves fire toxicity - swollen and painful sores, cysts, tonsilitis.