Eczema

Question 1

What is eczema related to?

Answer 1

Dampness

Question 2

What is the external etiology of eczema

Answer 2

Invasion of wind damp

Question 3

What is etiology for internal eczema

Answer 3

Disharmony among Z-F organ

Heart fire, Lv Fire, Sp Dampness, Damp retention, Liver Fire

Question 4

Which side does eczema usually show up on?

Answer 4

The Yin aspect

Question 5

How would you treat excess condition for eczema?

Answer 5

Dispel wiind, clear heat, eliminate dampness, stop itching

Reducing method

Question 6

Definition of Eczema

Answer 6

superficial inflammation of the skin with redness, edema, vesicles, crusting, scaling, and sometimes itching,

Question 7

Which meridians would you use to treat an excess eczema condition

Answer 7

hand yangming
Foot Taiyang
Du meridian

Question 8

Deficiency which meridians would you use?

Answer 8

Foot yangming and Taiyin

Question 9

Which basic points would you use for eczema

Answer 9

Du 14, LI 11, St 36, Sp 6, H7

Question 10

Which auricular points would you use?

Answer 10

Lu, Liver, Shenmen, endocrine, subcortex, corresponding area

Question 11

Education

Answer 11

Long duration treatment, prepare patient there will be recurrent since its difficult to treat
Avoid spicy, seafood, damp food, rich tasty food and foods that will trigger an attack
Do not use hot water to bath, or use too many kinds of cream, detergent/soap
avoid scratching
cope with stress, calm the mind