Eczema is a common skin disease, and while it can’t kill you, the itching, redness, and swelling it causes can be unbearable. The condition can even lead to comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders, severely compromising quality of life.
Yuen Oi-lin, a registered traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner in Hong Kong, shared one successful case of TCM treatment of eczema on the program “100 Diseases and 100 Cures.” A 22-year-old college student had been suffering from eczema since childhood. He did not believe TCM could cure his eczema. When Ms. Yuen suggested he give TCM a trial, he said he would discredit her name if it did not work. He then underwent TCM treatment, and after receiving acupuncture and taking Chinese medicine for three months, his skin became smooth, and he lost 30 pounds simultaneously….