Q I am a housewife in my 30s living in Dong-incheon. Applying steroid ointment helps temporarily but the eczema returns quickly after stopping. Can herbal medicine help with fundamental treatment?
A Topical steroids quickly reduce inflammation, but they do not address the underlying cause of repeated relapses, namely immune hypersensitivity and weakened skin barrier. Korean medicine treatment helps by expelling internal heat toxins and waste, stabilizing the overreactive immune system, and extending the interval between relapses. An integrated approach of using Western medicine during the acute phase and correcting constitution with herbal medicine during the stable phase is recommended.
Detailed Answer
Steroid ointments have the advantage of rapidly suppressing acute inflammation, but long-term solo use can cause skin atrophy or rebound worsening upon discontinuation, and they do not address the root cause of relapse. Korean medicine treatment focuses not on the visible symptoms but on why it keeps recurring.
Traditional Korean Medicine Perspective
Dongjeedang's eczema treatment follows a 3-step principle. First, clearing heat and detoxifying (淸熱解毒) expels internal heat toxins and waste to reduce itching and inflammation. Next, the immune stabilization phase balances the five organs to calm the overreactive immune system. Finally, the skin regeneration phase restores the damaged skin barrier and improves moisture retention to prevent relapse. Herbal medicine and acupuncture are used together throughout this process.
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