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TCM Food Therapy<\/h3>\n

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Views and Treatments of Eczema<\/span><\/h1>\n

by Helen Hu, OMD<\/span><\/h2>\n

The term eczema refers to a topic dermatitis which is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin, causing itching, blistering, redness, swelling, and sometimes oozing, scabbing, and scaling of the skin. Some types of dermatitis affect only specific parts of the body, whereas others can occur anywhere and in the oddest places (within the ear canal, above eyelids). Some types of dermatitis have a known cause, whereas others are idiopathic in nature, meaning they have no direct cause. In any event, dermatitis is the skin’s way of reacting to severe dryness, scratching, an irritating substance, or an allergen. Chronic dermatitis may represent a contact, fungal, or other dermatitis that has been inadequately diagnosed or treated, or it may be one of several chronic skin disorders of unknown origin. Because chronic dermatitis produces cracks and blisters in the skin, any type of chronic dermatitis may lead to bacterial infection if left untreated.\u00a0 For some sufferers, dermatitis is not only an unpleasant nuance but also an embarrassment when lesions are located prominently on the hands or face.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chronic sufferers usually have many allergic disorders, particularly asthma, hay fever, and food allergies. The relationship between dermatitis and these disorders is not clear because atopic dermatitis is not an allergy to a particular substance. Current biomedical treatments of eczema include the application of corticosteroid ointment or cream<\/span><\/p>\n

For severe cases, the immune system can be suppressed with cyclosporine, azathioprine , or mycophenolate mofetil taken by mouth, or injections of interferon-gamma. The medication both topical\u00a0 and internal use carry many sides effects because it is compromising the body\u2019s immunity by directly suppressing it.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Chinese Medicine, it is believed that internal organ disharmony with external pathogenic factor together can cause the skin disorder known as eczema. Organ disharmony occurs when there is dampness accumulation and blood deficiency. The main internal organs that are related to eczema are the spleen and lung. External pathogens such as external wind and heat can also invade the skin giving rise to the presentation and symptoms of eczema.<\/span><\/p>\n

The concept of pathogenic \u201cWind\u201d in Chinese Medicine means seasonal and climatic changes that can impact the body. Spring time is characterized by more wind and thus chronic eczema patients tend to have recurrent episodes during spring time due to the prevalence of \u201callergens\u201d being swept up in the air.<\/span><\/p>\n

The concept of \u201cheat\u201d indicate that the \u201cpathogen\u201d can cause skin redness, without\u00a0\u00a0 blister which can occur from infection, and\/or\u00a0\u00a0 reaction to plants, minerals and chemical substances<\/span><\/p>\n

Certain food can provoke this skin disorder such as:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Shell fish: Chinese medicine believe that shell fish and shrimps classified as yang food that easily produce wind, if the body already has certain deficiency, this can lead to itchiness of the skin.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Hot spicy food: Spicy foods can cause more dryness due to its nature and ability to \u00a0\"pepper\"<\/a>consume fluids, which is the body\u2019s source of yin energy that nourish and moisten the skin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Too much sugar, starch products: All those refined carbohydrate food are classified as dampness generating food in the body, which may present as oozing or blistering skin.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are acute and chronic stages of eczema which can be classified by its appearance. Acute eczema presents in the clinic with itching, redness and small blister with yellow exudates. Chronic eczema can be recurrent at the same place, skin become thicken, gray color with severe itching , especially itching at night time with redness scratching marks and scaling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Traditional Chinese Medicine treats Eczema by acupuncture and herbal medicine according to its pattern diagnosis and which organ involved in each individual.\u00a0 In severe case, external herbal formula can be applied locally with much success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chinese food therapy is one of important preventative measures and part of treatment during its recurrent stages.<\/span><\/p>\n

In cases of acute stage of eczema:<\/span><\/p>\n

Most use herbal formula internally and external to expel external pathogen invasion, such as heat and dampness, at the same time, try to avoid sea food and hot spicy food.<\/span><\/p>\n

In cases of chronic condition eczema:<\/span><\/p>\n

There are both organ deficiency and \/or blood deficiency that are involved in chronic cases of eczema. \u00a0One has to be evaluated by a TCM doctor in order to make pattern diagnosis, then treatment by acupuncture, herbology and diet therapy to address underline organ disharmony and the skin condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chinese Food Therapy for Eczema:<\/span><\/p>\n

I.\u00a0 Acute stage:<\/span><\/p>\n

mung bean and hawthorn soup<\/span><\/p>\n

Mung bean: 25g<\/span><\/p>\n

Yi Yi Ren (Coix Seed): 25 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Shan Zha (Hawthorn) 10g<\/span><\/p>\n

Wash it\u00a0 in 500ml water to soak for a hour , the bring it to boiling for 5-10 min. Then cover the lid set for 15 min. Drink it as tea, once a day<\/span><\/p>\n

Celery salad<\/span><\/p>\n

Put fresh celery 250g\u00a0\u00a0 in boiling water for one min. then take out soaking cold water.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cut it in small pieces adding sot and sesame seed oil. Serve. 1-2 time a day for 7 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ku shen egg<\/span><\/p>\n

One egg,<\/span><\/p>\n

Ku shen 30g,<\/span><\/p>\n

White sugar 10g<\/span><\/p>\n

Pre soaking Ku shen for 30 min , then bring to boiling for 20 min, then filter out herbs.\u00a0 Add 10 g sugar and the pre- beat egg slowly in the boiling herbal juice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then serve once a day for 6 day as a course of treatment<\/span><\/p>\n

Kelp with mung bean soup<\/span><\/p>\n

Kelp 15 g\u00a0 ( soak\u00a0 till soft, cut into small pieces)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mung beans 15 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Tea Rose: 6 g ( put into guz bag)\u00a0\"food<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sweet apricot kernel: 9 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Put all above ingredient in pot with water to boil for 30-40 mines. Then take out tea rose bag. Add little dark brown sugar in. drink as tea. One dose a day, 10 days as a course of treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

II.. Chronic Eczema : Less exudate, but itching is more prevalent most notably at night, there may be scratch marks, with dry skin, some with thickening of the skin, dry month and indigestion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple and\u00a0 mung bean juice<\/span><\/p>\n

Mung bean: 30 g.\u00a0 Boiling in water for 30-45 min<\/span><\/p>\n

Juicing of: bay Choy, celery, bitter melon, green apple together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then mix mung bean juice with all veggie juice, add honey, and half lemon juice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Drink once dose a day. 7 days as a course of treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pear and celery juice<\/span><\/p>\n

Celery: 100g<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomato: one<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian pear 150 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Lemon: half<\/span><\/p>\n

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Drink one dose a day. 7 days as a course of treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walnut\u00a0 Hawthorn Congee:<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawthorn: 9 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Walnuts: 9 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Lotus leaf: half<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweat rice: 60 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooking instruction: boiling the hawthorn, walnuts and lotus leaf for 30 minus. Then use the herbal juice only to cook sweat rice to make congee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mushroom Pork Rice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shitake mushroom: 100g ( soak 1 hour till\u00a0 soft , then cut into small thin piece)<\/span><\/p>\n

Lean pork: 100g (grounded, or cut into small pieces)<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring rice: 100 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Add all ingredients together in rice cooker with propitiate amount of water.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twice a day as regular meal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Helen<\/a>

Helen Hu<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Helen Hu –\u00a0<\/b>has studied Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) since the age of 12, a cardiologist and practitioner of integrated medicine for 9 years.\u00a0 She immigrated to the United States in 1991. In 1997 Dr. Hu passed the \u201cUnited States Licensing Medical Exam\u201d while simultaneously obtaining her Oriental Medical Degree (OMD).\u00a0Dr. Hu is a specialist in Herbal medicine, nationally licensed in Acupuncture and has a Philosophy of life structured around Oriental traditions. She utilizes her expertise in these treatments along with a passion and wisdom for longevity to treat a variety of health conditions.\u00a0To find more information about her, go to\u00a0http:\/\/www.omdweb.net\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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