The skin on my face is red, swollen, peeling and itchy

Many people's skin often becomes red, swollen and peeling, and feels itchy and uncomfortable. In fact, this situation is quite common. Redness, swelling, peeling and itching on the face are mostly caused by not doing the corresponding preventive work. Usually, it needs to be solved through some reasonable methods and cooperate with reasonable treatment. It will recover slowly, so there is no need to worry too much in this regard.

Sweating and swelling reduction method

The method of sweating and reducing swelling is called "opening the ghost gate" in "The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine". Zhang Zhongjing said: "If the area above the waist is swelled, sweating will heal it." Therefore, this treatment method is mainly used for swelling of the upper body, or swelling of the upper body first and then the whole body, accompanied by symptoms such as aversion to cold, aversion to wind, and fever. In clinical practice, appropriate sweating methods should be selected according to the specific conditions of different patients.

1. Spicy and cool, it can induce sweating, remove wind evil that injures the skin, and water evil that blocks the skin, causing stagnation and heat. Symptoms include edema of limbs, aversion to cold and fever, pain in joints, spontaneous sweating, thirst, yellow or red urine, and a floating or rapid pulse. Treat with modified Yuebi Jiashu Decoction, which has the effects of pungent and cool to release wind, clear heat and expel evil, while also nourishing the soil and controlling water. Ephedra 10g, gypsum 20g, ginger 10g, licorice 10g, 4 jujubes, 12g scorched Atractylodes macrocephala. First boil the ephedra in water, remove the foam, and then boil the remaining herbs. If cough is present, add 10g of Pinellia ternata to relieve the adverse effects and stop the cough.

2. The pungent and warm properties induce sweating, which stimulates the wind and water, causing depression in the skin and muscles, and causing the lungs to fail to descend. Symptoms include limb edema, aversion to cold, no sweating, and floating pulse. Treat with modified Xiangsu Drink to induce sweating, relieve exterior symptoms and reduce swelling. 10g of Cyperus rotundus, 10g of Perilla frutescens, 8g of dried tangerine peel, 6g of licorice, 6g of scallion, and 6g of ginger. Boil in water for several times, remove the residue, and take at any time. If the symptoms include edema of the limbs, fever, aversion to cold, body pain, sweating, floating pulse and irritability, Da Qing Long Tang can be used, which is pungent and warm, can induce sweating, reduce swelling and relieve irritability. Ephedra 10g, cinnamon twig 6g, roasted licorice root 6g, almond 10g, ginger 10g, 4 dates, gypsum 20g. First boil the ephedra in water, remove the foam, then add the remaining herbs and boil together.

3. Assists yang and induces sweating, restrains wind and cold outside, stagnates water evil inside, and causes deficiency of positive yang. Symptoms include limb edema, joint pain, sweating, aversion to wind, and deep pulse. Treat with Ma Huang Jia Fu Zi Tang with modifications to boost yang, induce sweating and reduce swelling. Ephedra 10g, processed aconite 10g, roasted licorice 6g. First boil the ephedra in water, remove the foam, then add the remaining herbs and boil them for oral administration.