Itchy and Burning Rash
Hi Ted, I have just come across your wonderful site Earth Clinic and hope you will be able to help me.
I have recently (one month now) developed a bad rash that flares up periodidcally throughout the day, more at night, attacking different parts of my body, including my eyes and burning the palms of my hands and lower areas. Also the armpits. The rash is unbearably itchy and then burns like needles with little blisters appearing. I have tried everything I can think of to get this out of my system but nothing has helped. I took antihistamine for one week and it went but returned immediately.
I finally had to go to my GP and he has know idea of what it is and wanted me to have another course of antihistamines but I refused. I have been referred to the Dermatology Dept at the hospital but there is a 6 week wait and I have no faith now and prefer alternative methods to get to whatever the problem is and cure it as I don't like drugs.
I can only think that I have had an allergic reaction to Chinese pills I was given by the Acupunturist who was treating me after having been in an accident. She told me they would strengthen my immune system. I only took them for about 3 days and then noticed my ears were itching and burning like crazy but I didn't take any notice at first. Within a few days it was spreading and becoming unbearable. I feel quite nervous now as I don't know what I have. My girlfriend told me to take Turmeric and water. I did a search & found Earth Clinic and saw how beneficial Turmeric is for many ailments. However, I can't see anything resembling what I have developed, whatever it is and would be so grateful if you could please advise me if you think this could help me.
I have listed the ingredients for you just in case you know of any of them having an adverse effect.
- Shu Di Huang
- Shan Zhu Yu
- Shan Yao
- Fu Ling
- Ze Xie
I sincerely appreciate any help or recommendations that you are able to offer me. I have taken the Turmeric twice now and my skin feels much calmer. It hasn't gone but certainly feels easier today.
Thank you so much for your help. Kindest regards.
Usually rash and allergic reactions are often fungus and metabolic acidosis, and they can sometime come from certain Chinese herbals, although they work quite well if the body has proper alkalinity.
The best overall remedy to reduce the rash are a couple, the more complicated ones are more effective. But assuming it is a simple allergic reaction, assuming from chemicals and toxins, then a simple detoxification are in order:
1. 1% H2O2 solution and use the towel to apply on the skin all over the body to neutralize the toxins.
2. 10 drops of 3% H2O2 food grade in 1 glass of water taken three times a day. This is a liver detoxification of toxins causing the allergic reaction.
The peroxide remedy generally neutralizes about 90% of all toxins, be it from environment or certain contaminants from chinese herbs.
The second way to neutralize the toxins, after the peroxide remedy is already used, is to use just plain white distilled vinegar applied to the area of rashes in general, being that the hydrogen peroxide has been used already. So whatever is left the vinegar should neutralize what's left over.
In the event the above remedy did neutralized but the body needs to rid of the toxins still from the skin, then a bentonite clay, or mud pack mixed in water to the consistency of the pudding is applied to the skin thinly and allow it to dry. Once it is dry, it is rinsed, and it is then reapplied for three more times.
Finally, the fungus, might be causing the other condition that is left in which event, an ammonium carbonate, or ammonium bicarbonate (found in local bakery supply store - possibly) a solution is applied to the area of rash. If a baking soda is added or especially the sodium carbonate (Arm & Hammer's washing soda for example) 50/50 in a solution say 10% or 20% is applied to the area, this should help kill some of the fungus, that is left, but usually the white distilled vinegar should have neutralize some of the fungus, but I find the ammonium carbonate or a more user friendly ammonium bicarbonate, mixed with a sodium carbonate as a much better anti-fungal remedies.
For me to achieve reduction in rash in the long term, assuming it is fungal in nature, and it causes itching, or sometimes extreme itching, a more preferred remedies I like is the carbicarb remedies, which is rather strong, but does do the job, especially the extremities, such as
1/4 teaspoon of sodium carbonate (washing soda) plus 1/4 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate in 1/2 glass of water taken at least twice a day. At least this is what I do, and sometimes I may take more frequent dose.
If urinary tract is irritated also I might take one or two teaspoon of deep sea salt (available at an aquarium shops) or a simple sea salt only once a week, but NEVER a common table salt. A common table salt is too acid and makes the reaction of skin rashes much worse, while it is the alkaline sea salt that kills the rashes. The pH of any sea salt should ideally be pH of 8 or more, a dangerous salt is whenever it's pH is below 7, and is worthless. The common table salt by the way, it's pH is about 5, and might be coming from adding too much aluminum compound as a drying agent and is not safe.
Most of the skin's reaction is usually auto-toxification (chemical toxins overload by the liver usually neutralized by hydrogen peroxide) and fungus problems, which seems to get worse year by year (who knows? GMO?) and certain remedies that are effective against that is the alkalization and the boron remedy. Of course there ARE other antifungal remedies that I am looking into, but budget problems prevent my further experimenting, is the copper, chromium, and some others such as EDTA for example. However borax, I am generally happy with. If the problems still persist after 2 or 3 weeks then I might try some borax remedy,' and a woman's dose appears to be 1/8 teaspoon of borax per liter of drinking water. There is some side effect of borax I do see often, which has an viagra effect on both men and woman, as it seems to raise hormonal levels to more normal levels than anything else, especially the immunity. Further improvement is possible if I might add say 5 drops of lugol's solution in a glass of water once a day plus some tyrosine supplements, for a couple of more weeks further down the road.
Once recovery is possible on say 5th week or something like that, and if weakness is indicated I may take vitamin B complex (B50) and vitamin E 200 i.u.
Turmeric is generally too mild to help allergic reactions, but they are quite good for bacteria and other related problems.
I got allergic skin problems myself, but generally being the fungus counts where I live is unusually high and quite often I may make a sodium carbonate and ammonium bicarbonate (50/50) 10% solution spray around the house just to reduce some of those. Luckily I have never turned to steroids, which destroys the liver an anything else. But sugar (worse if glucose, corn syrup, maltodextrin), white flour, aspartame, fluoride, and chlorine are the major trigger for me and I have to try to avoid them, while aspartame, I find them to be deadly.
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