Eczema Herbal Treatment

Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is an allergic reaction to the skin. Eczema disease can arise because the skin is not resistant to substance-specific substances such as cosmetics that are not suitable for skin or chemicals other. Disease eczema can occur in anyone, of up to five adults. But more often attack the people who gifted allergy, especially in the family that has a history of allergy to food or certain goods.

More details about the symptoms and prevent can be read in this article:

Herbs that are used to cure eczema disease are:

Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata Nees.)
Effect: as anti inflammation, severe swelling, reduce pain, bidder toxic, and others.

Ketepeng China (Cassia alata L.)
Chemical compound: Glycoside anthrakinon; Resin; krisofanat acid; tannin; Aloe emodin
This herbs has benefits as a Laxative, Parasitiside, cure the itchy, insecticidal, as a skin drug caused by skin parasites, and others. Sambiloto also be used as a Hepatitis Alternative Medicine.

Wild Ginger (Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roburgh)
Chemical compound: contain of volatile oil like limonene to make fragrant, flavonoide as an anti inflammation. Volatile oil also can kill microbe. It fruit contain of anetol, pinen, felandren, dipenten, fenchon, metilchavikol, anisaldehide, anisat acid, camphor and fatty oil.

Pharmacologic effect : little bitter, as a laxantive, ease pain (analgesic), acnevulgaris, anti-inflammation and anti hepatotocsic, laktagoga, kolagoga, tonikum, diuretic, fungstatic and bakteriostatic, and also as diuretic.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)
Chemical compound: Tumeron; Zingiberon; Seskuiterpena alcohol; Curcumin; bitter compound; hars fat; Vitamin C
Benefits: Kholagog; Stomachic; Antispasmodic; Anti inflammation; Anti bacteria; Choleretic, smooth circulation of blood, and others.

Here are some sample recipes for treatment ekzim:

Herbal remedy for eczema:

Recipes 1. (for internal medication) Take 30 grams of wild ginger (chop up finely) + 10 grams of dry Sambiloto + palm sugar as much as needed, washed cleanly and then boil with a water up to 500 cc remaining 200 cc, filtered and drink it.

Recipes 2. (for external medication) Take ketepeng China leaf as much as needed, washed clean and mashed, add 1 teaspoon of Gambier and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, heated briefly, let it for a while until it warm enough, and then be smeared on the affected eczema.

Recipes 3. (for external medication) take turmeric (ripe) as much as needed, washed cleanly and shredded, add 1 spoonful of Gambier water whiting a juice of 1 lime, stirred up evenly, and mix just now be smeared on the affected skin eczema.

Recipes 4. (for external medication) Take a fresh Sambiloto, washed and mashed, add a little sulfur dust, stirred smoothly, and be smeared on the body affected by eczema.