How TCM Treat Eczema
Article contributed by:
Physician Shang Yan
Ma Kuang Healthcare
Group
Eczema is a commonly
seen disease in
Singapore which troubled
many people. The
biggest reasons which
trigger eczema are due
to hereditary and
climate. The
disease can be
controlled effectively
should there be an early
treatment using
Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM).
Eczema is a type of
dermatological allergic
inflammation which is
often seen in certain
specific areas such as
the head, face, hands
and calves. Its
characteristics are
polymorphous rashes,
tendency to exudate,
symmetrical distribution
of intense itching, easy
to relapse and chronic.
If the patient discovers
a precursor of eczema
appearing on the skin
such as symptoms of
redness, swelling and
itchiness, early
treatment is required.
When the skin resistance
worsens during
deterioration of the
disease, it will be more
difficult to treat.
Sometimes there will be
small blisters,
dissipation and even
peeling of the skin.
The skin will be more
itchy when the patient
scratches and often,
there will be patches of
redness and swelling on
the skin.
TCM treatment mainly
comprises of oral
Chinese herbal
medication or external
treatment such as
acupuncture.
According to the
patient’s body
constitution and the
different stages of
eczema, different
Chinese medicine
treatments are used to
control the disease
effectively through
differential diagnosis.
For acupuncture, we
normally use acupoints
that clear wind, ease of
itchiness, invigorating
the spleen, nourishing
the blood and calming
the nerves such as
FengChi, QuChi, FengShi,
ZuSanLi, XueHai,
WeiZhong and ShenMen.
Article contributed by:
Physician Shang Yan
Ma Kuang Healthcare
Group
Dated: April 2014
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Ma Kuang
Healthcare
Group is
one of the
leading
healthcare
groups in
holistic
Traditional
Chinese
Medicine (TCM)
products and
services in
Singapore.
Founded in
1999, Ma Kuang has
expanded
rapidly from
its first
TCM clinic
in Middle
Road to
today’s
largest
chain of TCM
clinics in
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