How to treat prickly heat on hands in traditional Chinese medicine

Many people have found that they have prickly heat on their hands without knowing it. Some people even have prickly heat on their hands and feet. Sometimes it feels very uncomfortable. So how does traditional Chinese medicine treat prickly heat on the hands?

Apply external powder or calamine lotion. If there is secondary infection, add antibiotic ointment for external use or oral antibiotics.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

(1) Summer-dampness follicle formation type:

Treatment method: Clear away summer heat and dampness, dissipate heat and detoxify.

Reed root 30g, Artemisia capillaris 15g, Patchouli 10g, Scutellaria 10g, Bamboo leaf 10g, Talc 20g, Lotus stem 10g, Raw Coix seed 30g, Watermelon rind 10g, Liuyi powder 30g.

(2) Damp-heat stagnation type:

Treatment method: Clear away heat and dampness, penetrate the surface and dissipate heat.

Prescription: 10g of almond, 20g of talc, 10g of tongcao, 10g of bamboo leaf, 10g of elsholtzia, 10g of coptis root, 10g of magnolia officinalis, 10g of patchouli, 15g of wax gourd peel, 30g of raw coix seed, and 10g of poria.

(3) Summer heat and humidity toxicity type:

Treatment method: Clear away heat and detoxify.

Selected medicines: Shuanghua 15g, Lianxuan 15g, Coptis chinensis 10g, Scutellaria baicalensis 10g, Rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Chrysanthemum 15g, Gardenia 10g, Moutan bark 15g, Imperatae 15g, Patchouli 10g, Gypsum 30g, Liuyi Powder 30g.