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A combination of TCM herbs may hold the secret to reducing your need for steroid creams. A study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong was recently done on the effects of a traditional herbal formulation on 85 patients aged between five and 21 with atopic eczema. The results indicated that quality of life improved by a third in the group taking the herbs, with a reduced need for topical steroids. This was compared to no improvement in the placebo-treated group.

The formulation capsules contain extracts of five raw herbs – Japanese honeysuckle, peppermint, root bark of peony tree, underground stem of the atractylodes herb and Amur cork-tree bark. Don’t ask me what these are, other than the peppermint, or how the combination of herbs is supposed to work. In fact, only someone trained in TCM and herbal medicine would. Then again, I’m not sure if any TCM practitioner out there will be prescribing the same formulation. The results from the study appear promising but may just be too prelimnary or too small a scale, for any definitive conclusion.

In any case, if you are considering going herbal for your eczema symptoms, it is important that you should never self medicate but to always check with someone who is skilled and knowledgeable about them. While herbs are natural, some of them can bring about certain side effects and can be dangerous, especially if you take them at the same time as your western medication. Hence, do your necessary consultation with a healthcare practitioner before attempting anything new and let him or her know about the drugs that you are currently taking.

Source of News: Nursingtimes.net/news/breakingnews/2008/03/

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