Dyshidrotic Eczema and Stress
For nearly three years, as the pandemic has continued, many people have developed dyshidrotic eczema. Dyshidrotic eczema has no connection to sweat or the herpes virus; it is a type of eczema, a localized skin inflammation, and is not contagious. It commonly appears on the hands and feet. It is primarily influenced by one's constitution, stress, and diet. If there is an excess of dampness in the body combined with stress and insomnia, dyshidrotic eczema is more likely to occur. During the pandemic, people constantly use alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and increased mental stress can also trigger dyshidrotic eczema.
Dyshidrotic eczema is very common but often overlooked. In mild cases, only slight peeling on the fingers may occur; in more severe cases, tiny blisters may densely form on the hands, sometimes with a small pinhole-like dot visible in the center of the blisters, causing intense itching.
To relieve dyshidrotic eczema, the focus is on clearing heat and dispelling dampness. You can use 3 grams each of Lophatherum gracile, dandelion, and cooked Job's tears. After washing the ingredients, steep them in a thermos for 20 minutes before drinking. This tea helps to dispel wind, detoxify, strengthen the spleen, and dispel dampness, which can alleviate dyshidrotic eczema.
Lophatherum gracile tastes sweet, is cold in nature, and acts on the heart, stomach, and small intestine meridians. It clears heat, relieves irritability, and promotes diuresis. Dandelion tastes bitter and sweet, is cold in nature, and acts on the liver and stomach meridians. It clears heat, detoxifies, reduces swelling, and dissipates nodules. Cooked Job's tears taste sweet and bland, are slightly cold, and act on the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. They promote water metabolism, strengthen the spleen, relieve pain, clear heat, and expel pus.
If you develop dyshidrotic eczema, do not break the blisters. Maintain a regular routine, avoid staying up late, and most importantly, keep your emotions stable and manage stress.
Dyshidrotic eczema is very common but often overlooked. In mild cases, only slight peeling on the fingers may occur; in more severe cases, tiny blisters may densely form on the hands, sometimes with a small pinhole-like dot visible in the center of the blisters, causing intense itching.
To relieve dyshidrotic eczema, the focus is on clearing heat and dispelling dampness. You can use 3 grams each of Lophatherum gracile, dandelion, and cooked Job's tears. After washing the ingredients, steep them in a thermos for 20 minutes before drinking. This tea helps to dispel wind, detoxify, strengthen the spleen, and dispel dampness, which can alleviate dyshidrotic eczema.
Lophatherum gracile tastes sweet, is cold in nature, and acts on the heart, stomach, and small intestine meridians. It clears heat, relieves irritability, and promotes diuresis. Dandelion tastes bitter and sweet, is cold in nature, and acts on the liver and stomach meridians. It clears heat, detoxifies, reduces swelling, and dissipates nodules. Cooked Job's tears taste sweet and bland, are slightly cold, and act on the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. They promote water metabolism, strengthen the spleen, relieve pain, clear heat, and expel pus.
If you develop dyshidrotic eczema, do not break the blisters. Maintain a regular routine, avoid staying up late, and most importantly, keep your emotions stable and manage stress.