Pharmacological Diet for Itch Relief Without Notice
Skin itching requires identifying the underlying cause and treating accordingly. Below are several medicinal diets effective against itching:
1. Scallion-Bean Curd Porridge: 50g glutinous rice, 3 scallion whites, 20g light bean curd. Wash rice, boil in water, add bean curd, then add scallion whites when porridge nearly ready. Boil over high heat for 15 minutes, add salt and monosodium glutamate. Consume one small bowl every morning.
2. Wine-Soaked Dates: 300 large, worm-free jujubes, 40g raw astragalus, 40g ginger, 500g Shaoxing wine. Clean and dry a ceramic jar. Place astragalus, white atractylodes, and schizonepeta in a cloth bag at the bottom. Mix sliced ginger with washed jujubes and place in jar. Pour wine over so each date is soaked. Seal tightly for about one and a half months. Eat 4–5 dates and drink wine each time.
3. Spleen-Strengthening Winter Melon Porridge: 50g glutinous rice, 150g winter melon, 50g lamb mince, 100g Chinese yam. Cook rice to 80% readiness, add lamb mince. Peel and dice winter melon and yam, add to porridge, cook until soft. Season with salt and MSG. Consume one bowl each morning and evening. This porridge strengthens spleen and stomach, promotes urination, detoxifies, and soothes skin itching.
4. Double Flower Tea: 10g fresh sophora flower, 10g trumpet vine flower, 15g green tea. Briefly soak sophora and trumpet vine in warm water, wash, remove stems, then steep with green tea in boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes before drinking.
5. Milk Soybean Mixture: 300ml milk, 50g soybeans, 50g glutinous rice, 30g walnut kernels, 30g sesame seeds. Soak soybeans until swollen, soak rice for 5 hours. Mix soybeans, rice, walnuts, and sesame, add milk and water, grind into paste using a small mill, filter, boil, add sugar.