Eczema remedies

P. thunbergii (Sieb. Zucc.) Kosterm. (Machilus thunbergii Sieb. Zucc.), or common machilus, tabunoki (Japanese), is a tree native to Korea and Japan and is also found in Taiwan. The bark is smooth, fawn, and lenticelled. The leaves are spiral, simple, exstipulate-elliptic, glossy, and somewhat fleshy. In Japan and Korea, the plant affords a remedy for eczema, diseases of the spleen and stomach, and asthma. 

Home remedies offer an inexpensive and safe option for treating skin diseases. Eor example, regularly washing the face with a face wash that contains tea tree oil, a natural antibacterial agent, helps to kill the bacteria residing in the pores of the skin and helps to reduce instances of acne. Epsom salt baths or mud baths coupled with frequent exposure to sunhght are excellent home remedies for psoriasis. The application of oatmeal or seawater can help reduce the inflammation and itchiness associated with eczema. 

The use of Thera Wise bioactive natural therapeutic ointment, so-called Miracle oil obtained from Tamanu oil in the South Pacific has been reported.This ointment has been used as a skin healing remedy in the treatment of skin burns, eczema and can be used both for infants and adults. The wide range of the Thera Wise agents include the SHO Natural Skin Healing Ointment which has been reported to be an excellent alternative to corticosteroids, anti-itches and antibacterials, while the HmR Natural Hemorrhoidal Ointment has been reportedly used in the treatment of hemorrhoids and hemorrhoids associated with pregnancy. The Ac-f Natural Acne Ointment has been employed as a gentle, balanced supportive care for the treatment of acne. 

Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacquin Che Sang Zi (leaf, bark) Alkaloid, glucoside, tannins, resins.60 Remedy for fever, astringent to treat eczema. 

N.A. Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Cardienolides, cardiac glycosides, asparagine, sterols, tannins.99 A gallbaldder remedy with laxative and diuretic properties. Treat biliousness, liver problems, eczema, constipation. 

The liquid from 1 ounce of the root boiled in 1A pints of water simmered down to 1 pint, is taken four times daily in wineglass doses for many forms of skin trouble, noticeably boils, carbuncles and similar eruptions. Obstinate cases of eczema and even psoriasis have been known to yield to these decoctions of Burdock root, either alone or combined with other remedies. 

Eczema may be so mild that no treatment is required beyond avoiding known irritants and applying a soothing and protective ointment which keeps the skin moist and so reduces inflammation. There are many such over-the-counter remedies based on liquid paraffin and soft white paraffin, both of which are hydrocarbons obtained from refined petroleum and which contain nothing that can irritate the skin. Liquid paraffin is also called mineral oil and is available under a variety of trade names, such as Nujol, while soft white paraffin is better known as Vaseline. Emulsified mixtures of liquid paraffin and soft white paraffin make excellent skin creams. 

Lemberger AP. Eczema and psoriasis remedies. In Griffemhagen GB, Hawking LL, eds. Handbook of Non-Prescription Drags. Washington, DC American I iarmaceutical Association, 1973 161-166. 

Traditional use The bulbs pickled in wine vinegar, are used to treat hemoptysis and to treat incipient tuberculosis. Also used as a phytoncidal remedy to treat various skin diseases, especially eczema and psoriasis (Khahnatov 1964). 

IVaditional use Fresh fruits, infusion of the dried fruits, syrup or jam, or taken with tea, are widely used to quench the thirst, as a tonic, diaphoretic, diuretic, laxative, and sedative, as a remedy to increase the appetite, and to treat chronic gastritis and enterocolitis, stomach and duodenum ulcers, hver diseases, the flu, sore throats, pneumonia, stomatitis, dysentery, typhoid and fever. Water extracts, infusions or tea of the leaves and roots, is commonly used to treat stomach ulcers, chronic gastritis, and kidney stones (Nuraliev 1989). A decoction of the fruits, leaves, and branches is taken to treat cystitis, pyelitis, bronchitis, diabetes, urinary incontinence, eczema, vitiligo, psoriasis, fungal skin diseases, hair loss, and dnring menopanse (Knrochkin 1998). 

Detailed patch testing of patients with other types of eczema, (seborrhoeic, discoid, stasis, etc.) has demonstrated that they frequently have contact allergies to topical medicaments, preservatives or perfumes, but the relevance is usually uncertain. Whether the frequency is higher than that in the normal population has not been settled. It is possible that a contact dermatitis is superimposed on the original eczema, and change of topical remedies can result in clearance. 

Some of the first skin treatments were undoubtedly borrowed from the plant world, making use of leaves, flowers, and roots. The juice of the aloe vera, for example, is an ancient and effective remedy that continues to be used for some skin conditions. For centuries, physicians treated a wide range of afflictions, from rashes to wounds, using oils, powders, and salves they mixed themselves. Sunlight was used by European physicians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to treat psoriasis and eczema. 

Important Treatment Modalities. Common ways of dealing with dermatological problems are topical treatments (such as ointments and creams) and oral treatments (drugs taken by mouth). Any bodily injury, irritation, or trauma that eliminates water, lipids, or protein from the epidermis compromises its function. Restoration of the normal epidermal barrier can often be accomplished using mild soaps and emollient creams or lotions. The often-cited dermatologic adage is If it is dry, wet it if it is wet, dry it. Consequently, wet compresses are a frequendy used remedy. A multitude of other topical treatments are available, from antibiotic, antiviral, or steroid ointments applied to treat infectious diseases or eczema to vitamin D derivative creams for psoriasis and retinoid creams for acne. Drugs can also be taken orally to treat a variety of conditions such as acne and autoimmune disorders. 

Birch Tar Soap, containing 5 or 10 per cent, birch tar, which, has a characteristic pungent odour and is recommended as a remedy for eczema and psoriasis. 

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