Q If I treat neurodermatitis with Korean medicine, what specific order does it proceed in?
A First we calm the itching and the upward-floating heat to break the scratching cycle, then replenish body fluids and blood into the parched skin (bohyeol-yunjo) to soften the thickened skin, and finally stabilize the oversensitized immunity and mind to prevent recurrence.
Detailed Answer
Treatment proceeds in stages. First we descend the upward-floating heat and calm the itching, starting by breaking the link of the vicious cycle of scratching and itching more. Next, in the stage of replenishing body fluids and blood to moisten the parched skin (nourishing blood and moistening dryness, bohyeol-yunjo), we restore the thick, rough skin to softness; finally, we conclude with the stage of stabilizing the oversensitized immunity and the tense mind so that you do not scratch again under the same stress, preventing recurrence. At each stage we use herbal medicine and acupuncture together.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, in line with each stage, we combine herbal medicine that descends heat and calms the mind, acupuncture that calms itching and tension, and steroid-free natural Korean topical agents. Beyond merely blocking scratching, by addressing the body's root such as blood deficiency and Heart-fire (simhwa) that created the itch, our goal is to build a body and skin in which neurodermatitis does not easily flare up.
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