Category: Food/Cooking

Problem description:

I have eczema. I have heard about this folk remedy, but what is the proportion and how long should I soak it before using it? Please give an expert answer.

Analysis:

Lithospermum oil: 9 grams of Lithospermum, fry with appropriate amount of sesame oil until the oil turns purple, take out the Lithospermum, each Apply oil to the affected area several times a day.

The following formula can also treat eczema:

1. Egg distillate: 7 eggs, boil the egg yolks, put 50 to 100 grams of sesame oil in the pot, and simmer the oil inside the egg yolks Boil it out until the egg yolk becomes burnt and mushy, then take the oil and apply it to the affected area frequently.

2. Grind an appropriate amount of cuttlefish bone into fine powder and apply it to the eczema area several times a day. It is suitable for those with exudation.

3. Clam powder: 100 grams of clams, 50 grams of Sichuan pepper, 3 grams of light powder. Crush the clams into fine pieces, stir-fry until golden brown, add Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry until black, until smoke begins, then seal in an airtight jar. On the second day, add light powder and grind into fine powder. Apply sesame oil.

4. Cloud-packing paste: 60 grams of powdered rosin, 30 grams of powdered sulfur, grind well, mix sesame oil into a paste, spread it on gauze and roll it into a strip as thick as a finger, tie it tightly with a thread, and then add Soak in sesame oil for 1 day and take out. Light one end with fire and connect it with a thick bowl. Cut off the ash from the cloth one after another, take the drops of medicated oil, soak it in cold water overnight, and apply it externally. It is especially suitable for people with local infection.

5. Wash the potatoes, chop into pieces and mash, apply to the affected area, wrap it with gauze, and change the dressing 2 to 3 times every day and night.

In addition to treating eczema, the curative effect will be better if it is combined with oral medication (food).

Dietary therapy includes:

1. Barley and red bean decoction: 30 grams of barley and 15 grams of red beans, add water and cook until the beans are rotten, add sugar as appropriate, and take it in the morning and evening.

2. Purslane decoction: 30 to 60 grams of fresh purslane, decoct in water, take several times a day, and can be used with external washing.

3. Winter melon soup: 250 grams of winter melon with skin, cut into pieces, and cooked in soup.

4. Cucumber decoction: 30 grams of cucumber peel, add water and boil for 3 minutes, add appropriate amount of sugar, 3 times a day, take in divided doses.

5. Mung bean and kelp porridge: 30 grams of mung beans, 50 grams of kelp, appropriate amount of brown sugar, and appropriate amount of glutinous rice. Boil mung beans and glutinous rice into porridge, add chopped kelp, cook for another 3 minutes and add brown sugar.