Natural Remedies for Eczema

"Let food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. Each one of the substances in a person's diet, acts upon the body and changes it in some way, and upon these changes the whole life depends, whether in health, in sickness or convalescent."  

Hippocrates 2 000 years ago.

Before we check out these Natural Remedies for Eczema let's quickly examine the different types of Eczema.

Atopic Eczema

• Generally speaking this starts in childhood and is related to other diseases such as asthma.
  
  
• It mostly  (but not always),  improves as the child gets older.
  
  
• It can be treated with  natural remedies for eczema, and especially the olive oil and calendula emollient.
  
  
• A Doctor's advice is paramount and more so in persistent cases.
  
  
  

Irritant-induced Eczema

• This form of Eczema tends to affect the hands.
  
  
• They become raw, red and cracked.
  
  
• This is influenced by soaps, detergents and solvents.
  
  
  

Allergic Contact Eczema

• If your rash is caused by an allergy and not an irritant then your immune system is involved, so it kicks in thinking it is under attack, tries to fight the invader and causes the itchy rash.
  
  
• Common culprits are nickel, chromium, lanolin resins, and certain plants (such as ragweed).
  
  
• The rash is restricted to the area in contact with the culprits e.g in a band around the finger wearing a ring containing nickel.
  
  
  

Seborrheaic Eczema

• This type of eczema is found in the areas of the skin rich in sebaceous glands (small oil producing glands in the skin of mammals) such as the face, scalp and joint creases.
  
  
  

Now that you have consulted with your Doctor and know which type of Eczema you have, you have hopefully discussed the use of simple and natural remedies and are now ready to scrutinize them.

Natural Remedies for Eczema using Aloe Vera

• Growing evidence shows that Aloe Vera in either form (namely the juice for drinking or a gel for topical use) is very beneficial for the control and soothing of eczema symptoms.

Olive Oil

Apart from Olive Oil been well documented as an artery protector it is also one of the best medicines for dermatitis.

Olive oil has five anti-dermatitic compounds:

Aesculin

Apigenin

Esculin

Quercetin

Rutin

Add some calendula petals (also well known for the treatment of skin complaints) to your olive oil and apply topically to the affected areas.

Fatty Fish

Treat yourself at least twice a week to some fatty fish like Salmon, Tuna, Mackerel and Sardines to help maintain a healthy skin and especially if you suffer from eczema.

Some recent tests have shown that pregnant mother who have had this fatty fish twice a week decreased the risk of their newborn babes developing eczema.

YOUR NATURAL MEDICINE CHEST

What to Keep in your Medicine Chest

Arnica

Keep a tube of this cream for relief for muscle strains as well as bruises.

Calendula

Get this from your health shop in a cream or gel form and use as a salve for burns, cuts, scrapes and insect bites

Chammomile

Use the dried flowers to make a tea and use for stressful situations and also stomach upsets.

Echinacea

You can get these at your health shop as an  extracts or capsuled and use for colds, flu, cuts, infections and scrapes.

Eucalyptus

An absolute must for your herbal medicine chest for respiratory congestion and muscle soreness.

Ginger

Use this herb as a fresh root from your veggie store, or if you like gardening, grow them, it is an excellent medication for colds, respiratory congestion, nausea and stomach upsets

Lavender

Keep Lavender as an essential oil for stress, insomnia and headaches.

Sea Salt

Gargle with this salt for sore throats and also for bath salts.

Tea Tree

Use as an essential oil for skin infections and insect bites.

Valerian

Use as an extract for mild pain relief and insomnia

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