4 blood tonic remedies to prevent dry skin in winter
Cold weather makes dry skin worse. In addition to protecting the skin from the outside with moisturizer, people with dry skin can use oriental medicine to help nourish the blood and overcome this condition.
1. Why does skin get dry?
The skin consists of two main layers: the epidermis and the dermis.The epidermis is considered the outermost layer of the skin, but in fact on its surface there is also a fatty film, like a thin layer of paint covering the surface of a wall.
This fatty layer is formed by secretions from sweat glands and sebaceous glands. One of the important functions of the fatty layer is to reduce the amount of water evaporation, to maintain the necessary moisture for the skin. In case the fatty layer is too thin, the skin will become dry, causing the stratum corneum to shrink and wrinkle like a tangerine peel, creating cracks and wrinkles on the skin.
2. Remedy to prevent dry skin in winter
According to Oriental medicine, dry skin is mainly caused by insufficient blood and energy, and is invaded by cold wind and cold evil, causing blood vessels to stagnate, the skin to not be fully nourished, and become dry.
Below are some remedies used to prevent dry skin in winter, and are effective in treating dry, itchy, and chapped skin.
Lesson 1:10g angelica, 15g polygonum multiflorum, 10g cinnamon, 10g white peony, 10 jujubes, 4g licorice, 15g rehmannia.
- How to use: The herbs are boiled in water to drink, 1 dose per day, drink continuously for 15 days as a course of treatment, rest for 5 days, then continue with another course. From autumn to winter, drink 3-4 courses in a row.
- Effect: Nourishes blood and moistens skin, dispels wind and cold, and prevents relatively mild dry skin.
Lesson 2:Ginseng 8g, Atractylodes macrocephala 10g, Poria cocos 10g, licorice 4g, angelica sinensis 12g, rehmannia glutinosa 20g, white peony 12g, Ligusticum wallichii 6g, Astragalus membranaceus 12g, cinnamon 8g.
- How to use: Boil water and drink 1 dose per day, continuously for 15 days (1 course), rest for 5 days, then continue with another course. Drink continuously for 5-6 courses.
- Effect: Nourishes blood, eliminates wind, prevents dry skin due to blood deficiency.
Lesson 3:Peach seed 12g, safflower 9g, angelica 9g, rehmannia 9g, ligusticum chuanxiong 5g, red peony 6g, achyranthes 9g, platycodon 5g, bupleurum 3g, poria 6g, licorice 3g.
- How to use: Boil and drink, 1 dose per day. Drink continuously for 15 days (1 course), rest for 5 days, then continue with a new course. From fall to winter, drink continuously for 6-7 courses.
- Effect: Promotes blood circulation, prevents dry skin due to blood stasis.
Lesson 4:15g of turtle shell, 30g of rehmannia glutinosa, 15g of processed polygonum multiflorum, 10g of white peony root, 10g of asparagus root, 10g of ophiopogon root, 6g of safflower, 10g of peach seed, 6g of cyperus rotundus.
- How to use: Boil water and drink 1 dose per day, continuously for 15 days (1 course), rest for 5 days, then continue with another course; drink continuously for 7-8 courses.
- Effect: Nourishes yin and moistens dryness, nourishes blood and dispels wind; suitable for cases of very dry skin and relatively deep cracked skin.
3. How to prevent dry skin
- To protect your skin, eat foods rich in vitamin A such as carrots, avocado, fish oil, green vegetables and pork liver; avoid eating spicy foods.
- Wear warm clothes to avoid cold wind irritating the skin.
- Do not bathe too thoroughly, after bathing you can use skin care oil to retain moisture. In particular, people with dry skin should not bathe in water that is too hot or use soap. Hot water and soap remove the protective layer of fat on the skin's surface, causing the skin to dry out, reduce resistance and become itchy. You should use soap that does not contain alkali, or use shower gel for people with dry skin./.
