Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Coping with Eczema with Home Remedies

Eczema is a general term used for a cluster of skin diseases and is derived from the Greek word, meaning ‘to boil’. It is a chronic condition often characterized by inflammation, redness, and eruptions on the skin. The most common subjects of this illness are children and infants. In adults, it occurs mostly as an acute exacerbation of the chronic disease. It is a dreadful and irritating illness, mainly due to allergies, dry weather and poor food. Itching, redness, peeling of the skin and dryness are the most commonly expressed symptoms.

There are many ways present nowadays to tackle this ugly disease. You can choose modern medicine, alternative medicines like Homoeopathy, Unani, Chinese herbs, and Acupuncture to solve your problem. However, according to me the best solution to you illness is treating them with home remedies. It is cheap and easily available in your kitchen shelves. Moreover, anything extracted from nature is completely safe and harmless to the body.


Coconut oil is one of the best home remedies used for controlling eczema. Daily application of oil keeps the area smooth and clean. It is advisable to use them immediately after bath before dirt settles over the part. Exposing your eczematous lesions to mudpack is also beneficial. Make a mixture of sandalwood paste and camphor and apply to the area daily. This helps in curing eczema within a few months. Another useful remedy, which can be prepared at home, is by mixing turmeric powder and leaves of bitter neem. Spread it over the area affected until the symptoms decrease to a considerable extent.

Do you know that water is an important remedy in treating eczema? Many of them are not aware of this fact. Applying cold compress twice daily has found to have positive results in keeping a check on eczema. Another medicine used at home is a mixture of almond leaves and water. Procure some leaves of almond and mash them into a fine paste with water. Use this application on the skin two times a day for the best results. Rub nutmeg on a stone by adding a few water drops. Form a thick paste and apply it daily until the disease comes down.

Boil around 200 grams of mustard oil in an iron vessel and add fresh leaves of neem into the hot liquid. Keep on stirring the solution until the leaves turn black and then let it cool down. Strain the oil and use it four times a day, which helps in treating eczema. If you are having sever itching or irritation on the part, crush papaya seeds and spread it over the area for instant relief. You can also soak a cotton ball with witch hazel and dab it over the area to reduce inflammation.

Spearmint juice is very much effective in controlling skin diseases. Avoid using soaps, perfumes and harsh chemicals on the skin. Do not allow detergents to meet the affected part. Sunbathing is essential for a person suffering from this illness as it helps in killing the harmful pathogens present in the body. Practice skin wash everyday to attain speedy cure. You can prepare them at home using 1 teaspoon of white oak bark, slippery elm bark and water. Boil for around 30 minutes and clean the area daily.

The complete cure of eczema depends upon the chronic nature of the illness. Treat them at the earliest and obtain a lovely and radiant skin.

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