Can ginger treat prickly heat? How to do it?

Heat rash is a common disease in summer. Heat rash makes people feel uncomfortable and itchy. Some people say that ginger can cure heat rash. So can ginger really cure heat rash? How can we do it?

4 Home Remedies for Treating Prickly Heat

1. Cucumber juice treats prickly heat

In summer, sweating may cause inflammation of sweat glands, resulting in the appearance of many small red rashes on the skin surface. This is called prickly heat. Apply raw cucumber juice or cucumber slices to the affected area and the condition will heal after two or three applications. This method is more effective for infants and young children.

2. Ginger juice treats prickly heat

In summer, rubbing ginger on the affected area can cure prickly heat, and the effect is obvious. Generally, you only need to rub it on the affected area once, and the effect will be seen after a few hours.

3. Ten drops of water to treat prickly heat

First, use the water to clean the affected area with sweat and secreted oil, then squeeze out a few drops of water and apply it to the affected area, and let it dry naturally. The skin where the medicine is applied will feel a slight burning pain, but it will not be so painful after a few minutes. Apply it two or three times a day. It will reduce inflammation, swelling and itching in two or three days. For more serious cases, the medication can be extended.

4. Use horsetail to treat prickly heat

The old people said that horsetail can cure prickly heat. Boil horsetail in water, and then use the water to scrub the prickly heat, once in the morning and once in the evening. After the second scrubbing, the prickly heat will begin to subside, and after the third scrubbing, the prickly heat will disappear.

Tips: The leaves of the horsetooth wormwood are flat and oval. It is generally found in rural fields. It is mostly used for external use and rarely taken internally. It is sold in some Chinese herbal medicine stores.