Introduction: Skin itching encounters many diseases, and eczema itching is often more uncomfortable. What should I do if eczema itches? Wash with herbal decoction?

Oral Chinese medicine decoction? Or take Chinese patent medicine? As long as these methods are used properly, they can also relieve itching. However, few people have tried acupuncture. In fact, acupuncture is quite effective in treating eczema.

Just how to choose acupuncture points for eczema? And look at the following decomposition.

In addition to oral and topical drugs, eczema can also be treated by massage or moxibustion at some effective acupoints, which is beneficial to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms of eczema and shorten the course of eczema.

Clinically, according to the different parts of eczema, the selection of specific points is also different. For example, when eczema appears on the face, Baihui, Tianzhu and shoulders. Be selected; When in hand, take Quchi, Yangchi and Shousanli. On the shoulder or chest, take points such as Zhongfu and Jianjing. At the foot, take Taixi point and other foot points. Especially the Hegu point on the hand can treat all kinds of eczema.

Regular pressing or moxibustion and acupuncture at the above points can effectively treat eczema.

1. Baihui

When eczema appears on the face, the first thing to stimulate. Baihui point is the gathering place of all meridians and qi and blood, which can reach the veins of yin and yang and connect the meridians of the whole body, and plays an important role in regulating the balance of yin and yang in the body.

Location: the intersection of the head center line and the straight line connecting the two ear tips.

Efficacy: Refreshing the brain, inducing resuscitation, calming the wind, relieving spasm and pain, calming the nerves and invigorating qi, eliminating stagnation and promoting Yang Qi.

2. Tianzhu

Eczema appears on the face, which should be stimulated by Baihui.

Location: This acupoint is located in the neck, just below the posterior skull, at the depression of hairline behind the outer edge of trapezius muscle (hamstring muscle), about 2cm away from the center.

Efficacy: expelling wind, relieving exterior syndrome, dredging collaterals, regulating qi and blood, relieving spasm and relieving pain.

Step 3: shoulder epiphysis

Eczema appears on the face, which should be stimulated by Baihui.

Location: On the shoulder, when it stretches horizontally forward, it is in the depression below the acromion.

Efficacy: expelling wind and activating collaterals, dredging meridians and activating collaterals.

4. Dazhui

Acupoints effective for abnormal skin caused by allergic constitution.

Location: Sitting head down, the most prominent bone at the back and lower end of the neck is the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, and the depression below is the acupoint.

Efficacy: dispel wind and cold, clear heat and eliminate evil.

5. Yangchi

When eczema appears on the hand, it is an acupuncture point with strong therapeutic effect.

Location: prone palm, this acupoint is located in the depression between the third and fourth metacarpals and the intersection with the wrist transverse stripes.

Efficacy: clearing the evil of triple energizer, relaxing muscles and dredging collaterals.

6. Curved ruler

When eczema appears in the hand, use Yangchi point to stimulate the acupoint.

Location: On the arm, bend the elbow joint at a right angle, and the lateral end of the elbow joint is at the midpoint of the line connecting with the lateral epicondyle of humerus.

Efficacy: expelling wind and relieving exterior syndrome, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and harmonizing qi and blood.

7. Shousanli

When eczema appears in the hand, use Yangchi point to stimulate the acupoint.

Location: The dorsal radial side of forearm, Yangxi (the radial side of wrist dorsal transverse stripes, the depression between extensor pollicis brevis tendon and extensor pollicis longus tendon when the thumb and hand are tilted upward) is connected with the curved pool, about 7cm below the elbow transverse stripes.

Efficacy: expelling wind and dredging collaterals, regulating stomach and intestines.

8. Zhongfu

Acupoints stimulated when eczema occurs in the shoulder or chest.

Location: On the chest wall, the 1 intercostal space is flat, and the distance between the anterior midline is about 20cm.

Efficacy: clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, dispersing lung and relieving cough, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi.

9. Good shoulders

Acupoints stimulated when eczema occurs in the shoulder or chest.

Location: sitting posture, in the middle of the shoulders at the root of the back neck; When the Dazhui point (below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra) is selected at the midpoint of the connecting line with the acromion.

Efficacy: expelling wind and clearing heat, activating collaterals and reducing swelling.

10.Hegu

Effective acupoints for the treatment of eczema.

Location: On the back of hand, between the root of thumb and forefinger; Or put the thumb print on the tiger's mouth with one hand, and the point where the thumb tip reaches is this point.

Efficacy: expelling wind and relieving exterior syndrome, clearing heat and purging lung, harmonizing stomach, regulating qi and blood, dredging collaterals and relieving pain.

1 1. Taixi

Acupoints stimulated when eczema occurs in the foot.

Location: the inside of the foot, behind the medial malleolus, and the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon.

Efficacy: nourishing kidney yin, eliminating deficiency heat and benefiting triple energizer.

12. Sanyinjiao

When eczema appears on the foot, it is stimulated by Taixi point.

Location: Inside the calf, about 10cm above the ankle tip of the medial foot, and behind the medial edge of the tibia.

Efficacy: invigorating spleen and stomach, dredging collaterals, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, promoting qi circulation and dispelling cold.