Allergic Dermatitis Treatment with Folk Remedies

Allergic Dermatitis Treatment with Folk Remedies

• Allergic dermatitis is an acute inflammatory skin condition caused by various external irritants, including physical, chemical, plant-based, thermal, and medicinal factors. It most commonly occurs after contact with substances like varnishes, acids, alkalis, paints, adhesives, oils, turpentine, organic solvents, and epoxy resins.
• Allergic dermatitis can also develop after taking certain medications such as antibiotics, sulfonamide drugs, iodine tincture, arsenic-containing drugs, and novocaine. A special category of allergic dermatitis is caused by various plants like primrose, hogweed, buttercup, geranium, sea ivy, celandine, and many others.

Symptoms of Allergic Dermatitis

• The inflammatory process manifests as redness, itching, swelling, burning, and sometimes pain. Severe forms of allergic dermatitis may cause large blisters due to pronounced exudation, and in case of secondary infection, folliculitis, and various pyodermic eruptions.
• Allergic dermatitis can be mistaken for eczema. To differentiate, note that dermatitis regresses quickly and soon disappears, whereas eczema is chronic, recurring, and its relapses are not connected to the initial cause.

Folk Medicine Recipes for Allergic Dermatitis

1. Herbal Infusion:
   • Ingredients: Basil (aerial parts), birch leaves, chicory shoots, oat straw, blueberry leaves, strawberry leaves and fruits, fireweed flowers and leaves, burdock leaves, blackcurrant leaves, chamomile flowers in a ratio of 2:3:2:2:2:1:1:2:1:1.
   • Preparation: Infuse three tablespoons of the mixture in 400 ml of boiling water in a thermos for 2.5 hours.
   • Use: Take three tablespoons 6-8 times a day for allergic dermatitis.
2. Medicinal Mixture:
   • Ingredients: Asparagus roots, chicory roots, cornflower herb, toadflax herb, black nightshade leaves and fruits, marsh cudweed herb, potentilla herb in a ratio of 3:5:3:3:3:2:2.
   • Preparation: Infuse three tablespoons of the mixture in one liter of boiling water for 4.5 hours in a thermos, then filter.
   • Use: Take 100-120 ml of the infusion 6-7 times a day. This infusion can also be used for baths (one liter of infusion per 10 liters of water) daily for 10-15 minutes at 39˚C.
3. Herbal Infusion:
   • Ingredients: Marsh tea, European asarabacca leaves, rue herb, violet flowers, centaury herb in a ratio of 1:0.5:1:2:2.
   • Preparation: Infuse one tablespoon of the mixture in one liter of boiling water for 40 minutes, then filter.
   • Use: Take ⅓ cup of the infusion three times a day before meals.
4. Herbal Decoction:
   • Ingredients: Walnut leaves, violet herb, licorice root, buckthorn bark in a ratio of 4:4:1:1.
   • Preparation: Simmer one tablespoon of the mixture in three cups of boiling water until the volume reduces by one-third, then filter.
   • Use: Take one glass of the decoction twice a day.
5. Herbal Oil Mixture:
   • Ingredients: Calamus root, elecampane root, blackberry leaves, ground-ivy herb in equal proportions by weight.
   • Preparation: Simmer two tablespoons of the mixture in half a glass of unrefined sunflower oil for 15 minutes, then place in a dark place for four hours, and filter.
   • Use: Apply as compresses and for lubricating affected skin areas for treating allergic dermatitis.