June is here, the college entrance examination is here, and so is summer. When I was a kid, after taking a bath in the summer, adults would help us apply borneol powder, also called prickly heat powder, all over our bodies. Later, when I grew up, I rarely used these things. Of course, I didn’t get prickly heat as much as I did when I was a child. However, in the hottest period of summer, it is unavoidable to be hot and dry, and some prickly heat will still occur occasionally. What is the best thing to treat prickly heat?

1. Prickly heat is caused by damp heat

Why do prickly heat occur in summer? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, summer is very hot, but the summer in the south is very humid, so it is easy to cause dampness and heat to accumulate inside, which manifests itself as prickly heat on the skin. Therefore, prickly heat can actually be treated internally. First of all, clothes should be changed frequently, avoid drying in the sun, and pay attention to gout indoors. Secondly, you can treat it by removing dampness. You can often eat some foods that remove dampness and clear away heat, such as barley, etc. ; Be careful not to bask in the sun. Too much heat is the culprit of prickly heat, so be careful to avoid the heat.

2. It’s still borneol powder

In fact, the best and safest way to treat prickly heat is borneol powder. The raw material of borneol powder is borneol. Borneol is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It has a pungent and cool nature and has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification. It has an excellent heat-clearing effect. However, borneol is poisonous, so you need to follow medical advice if taken internally. However, after being made into borneol powder, it is mainly used externally, so it is not very toxic. In addition, borneol powder not only has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, but also has the effect of astringing damp heat, so it is very suitable for treating prickly heat in summer.

3. Plant some mint

In fact, you can grow some mint at home in summer. Mint leaves are easier to grow and can also be grown in water. Basically, just put a mint branch in the water. It can survive without even adding any nutrient solution, just change the water regularly. Mint is also a traditional Chinese medicine, mainly used to clear away wind and heat. It is also used in summer to treat dampness and heat. So you can plant some mint, and after it grows, you can wash the leaves and soak them in water to drink, which will have a better heat-clearing effect.