Neurodermatitis — TCM Food Therapy & Dietary Approach

Food Therapy & Diet

Dietary Therapy Recipes

• Celery and Rice Porridge: Wash and chop 60g fresh celery, wash 50g polished rice, put together in a clay pot with 800ml water and cook until the rice is soft into porridge; take warm in the morning and evening.
• Ginger Spirit Liniment: Chop 250g fresh ginger and soak in 500ml 50-60 proof spirit for 7 days, shaking once daily; strain and apply the liquid to the affected area 1-2 times daily.
• Garlic and Fermented Soybean Paste: Mash 10g single-clove garlic, 20g fermented soybeans, 0.5g fine salt and 2ml rice vinegar into a paste and apply to the affected area for 20-30 minutes once every 3 days.

Understanding the Condition

Neurodermatitis is a pruritic skin disease. In TCM it is called niupixuan (cowhide tinea) or shelingpao. It is so named because it is stubborn, hard to cure, prone to relapse, and its skin lesions resemble cowhide. This condition is often caused by excessive mental excitement, depression, and nervous dysfunction.

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