When it comes to scalp itching, many people think it is caused by folliculitis, dermatophytes, immune system disorders, eczema and other reasons. However, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the head is the intersection of the whole body 12 meridians, with strong yang and energy. Once there is long-term scalp itching, it means "yin and yang imbalance." It is better to make the scalp behave by a can of shampoo, and the effect is limited.
There are two antipruritic secret recipes for scalp itching, each of which is different.
Chen Yuliang, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in Lu Kang Christian Hospital, said that patients with scalp itching can be roughly divided into two constitutions: blood deficiency and wind dryness and rheumatic fever and depression. Scalp itching, other symptoms, lifestyle and diet patterns are different, and the methods of relieving itching are naturally different. The following will further explain and provide suggestions for relieving itching:
Blood deficiency and wind dryness type-dry itching
Symptoms: the scalp does not secrete much oil, which belongs to the "dry itching" type. When itching, it will occasionally be fixed on a specific head part, but most of the time the itchy part is not fixed and will run around. Patients are often accompanied by symptoms such as menorrhagia, constipation, insomnia and pallor.
Reason: The fundamental problem of this kind of scalp itching lies in "insufficient moisturizing". As we all know, rice fields will dry up because of lack of water, and so will cattle. Without water, rice fields will easily dry, itch and peel. The causes of blood deficiency and wind dryness are mostly related to the habits of staying up late for a long time, eating barbecue and frying spicy food, and over-cleaning the scalp.
Dietary health care: Chinese medicine mainly treats the constitution of blood deficiency and wind dryness on the principle of nourishing blood and moistening dryness, expelling wind and relieving itching. Commonly used prescriptions are Danggui Yinzi and Siwu Decoction. In the part of daily diet therapy, Dr. Chen Yuliang suggested eating more blood-enriching foods, such as grapes, beef, red dates and appropriate amount of red wine. In addition, 3 yuan can be taken from Angelica sinensis, Astragalus membranaceus and Jujube respectively, and 500c.c hot water can be added to make "Yangxue Zhiyang Drink" to replace some daily drinks, so as to achieve the purpose of health preservation and scalp protection.
Life health care: In addition to basically maintaining adequate sleep, regular work and rest, and moderately relieving stress, we should avoid staying up late, eating barbecue and frying spicy food, not excessively cleaning the scalp, reducing the amount of shampoo or the number of shampoos, and reducing the time of staring at the screen to prevent blood loss in the liver.
Damp-heat stagnation type-wet itching
Symptoms: The scalp is prone to sweating and oily, and the itchy part is relatively fixed, mostly in the position with a large amount of oil. This kind of "wet and itchy" scalp symptom is especially common in humid and sultry summer, which mostly occurs in business people who often run outside and motorcycle riders wearing helmets.
Reason: The head environment is humid, sultry and poorly cleaned, which makes the scalp look like a "swamp", which not only easily affects the health of the scalp, but also encourages the reproduction of harmful bacteria such as dandruff Bacillus and tinea, resulting in itchy, wet and sticky dandruff.
Dietary health care: Chinese medicine takes expelling wind and promoting diuresis, clearing away heat and relieving itching as the treatment principle, and "Xiaofeng powder" is often used as the prescription in clinic. It is recommended to cook mung bean and barley soup on weekdays, which has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying; In addition, 3 yuan of Coicis Semen, Cortex Phellodendri, Poria and Mung Bean can be taken and heated with water at 500c.c to make "Qushi Zhiyang Drink" for drinking. It should be noted that the intake of fruits and cold drinks should be reduced at ordinary times.
Life care: keep regular work and rest, reduce stress, pay attention to clean head, mainly with short hair straw hats with good ventilation. In addition, when the scalp itches, take 30g of cacumen Platycladi, folium Perillae, Fructus Tribuli, Cortex Dictamni Radicis and Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, boil with water at 1000℃ for 10 minute, moisten it with a towel after warming, and apply it to the itchy scalp twice a day for 5 minutes each time.
Clinically, patients with scalp itching can be roughly divided into "blood deficiency and wind dryness" and "rheumatic fever and depression". Wearing a hat in summer gives priority to choosing a straw hat with good permeability, which can avoid scalp itching caused by excessive oil.