Has anyone who has had eczema and allergies their whole life found an herbal medicine that actually cured their eczema for good?

Hi there, I've not had Eczema myself but I can offer some advice and suggestions that may work for you.

Firstly there are different types of eczema, I'll explain them below and hopefully you can get back to me with which type it is you suffer and I could help you in more detail. The more common type is Atopic Eczema, which I'll start with.

ATOPIC ECZEMA. Allergic eczema, this may run in the families together with hay fever, asthma or inflamed nasal membrane. It may appear anywhere but is usually on elbows, knees, ankles or the face. Often seen in infants and may return time and time again in adult life. Scratching exacerbates. Cows milk is particulary suspect in the case of Atopic Eczema because of exposure of the animal to herbicides and pesticides. For this reason goats milk has met with some success in treatment of this condition, as has soya milk. It's now known that food plays an important part in effective treatment. The chief allergy-stimulators are dairy produce, eggs, cow's milk etc. It's a good idea for each individual to identify those foods that are responsible.

SEBORRHOEIC ECZEMA leads to scaling of the scalp and redness of the ears, eyebrows, side of the nose and possibly armpits and groin.

STASIS ECZEMA (or VARICOSE ECZEMA) may arise from varicose vein problems, usually limited to the lower third of the leg.

DISCOID ECZEMA has coin-shaped patches, usually on the extensor surfaces of arms and legs.

CONTACT ECZEMA may be caused by washing up detergents, etc.

While emotional or psychic disturbance may worsen, eczema is seldom a psychosomatic disorder arising from stressful situations.

Eczema patients, especially atopic, have metabolic deficiency of linoleic acid (a dietary fatty acid) to y-linolenic acid, which is found in evening primrose oil and starflower oil. Eczema may develop when young due to the absence of GLA (Gamma-linolenic acid) in commercial powdered milk. GLA is present in evening primrose oil and starflower oil.

A trial in 99 patients (adults and children) by Bristol (England) dermatologists found evening primrose oil (Efamol capsules) produced an overall 43 percent improvement in eczema severity: doses - 4 to 6 capsules twice daily (adults); 2 capsules twice daily (children). Lower doses were not effective.

Possible remedies are; Barberry, Bladderwrack, Blood root, Blue Flag root, Bogbean, Burdock, Clivers, Devil's Claw, Echinacea, Figwort, Fringe Tree, Fumitory, Garlic, Guaiacum, Goldenseal, Mountain Grape, Gotu Kola, Nettles, Plaintain, Poke root, Queen's Delight, Red Clover, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras, Wild Indigo, Heartease and Yellow dock.

As for skin care it is best to avoid lanolin and coconut oil compounds that may contain coal tar. Wash in water not containing chemical softeners as well.

Good soothing softening herbal lotions, ointments or creams are Marshmallow, Chickweed, Comfrey, Witch Hazel, Aloe Vera gel, Jojoba oil and Evening Primrose oil. For seborrhoeic eczema: Bran Bath or Bran Wash, twice weekly, soapless, followed by Rosemary shampoo. Vitamin E lotion or cream.

Food-wise, your diet should be gluten-free with plenty of oily fish. Avoid cow's milk and wheat products.

Supplement daily with Vitamin A (7500iu), Vitamin C (500mg), Vitamin E (400iu), Bioflavonoids (500mg) and Zinc (15mg). The disorder may be due to a deficiency of essential fatty acids (EFA's)brough about by a deficiency of zinc which is necessary for EFA metabolism.

Also certain Chinese herbs may be of use to you. A study has shown herbal treatment to be far superior to placebo in clinical trials. British children with (dry) atopic eczema responded favourably to treatment which included the following herbs known as Formula PSE101. Ledebouriella sesloides, Potenilla chinesis, Anebia clematidis, Rehmannia glutinos, Peonia lactiflora, Lophatherum gracile, Dictamnus dasycarpus, Tribulus Terrestris, Glycyrrhiza uralenis and Schizonepta tenuifolia. Non-toxicity confirms their safety. When 10 Chinese herbs were analysed by a team at the Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, it was revealed that no single active ingredient or herb was responsible for success. "It was a combination of all 10 herbs that gave the medicine its healing properties." This is an example of the synergistic effect of combined plant remedies and supports the herbalist's belief in the use of the whole plant.

I hope this answer has been an aid to you and that whatever course of action you take will help you.

Marquis_De_Sade

Hello, I do know someone besides myself who had good results using Xango brand juice and Glimpse skin care products on Eczema. You can see before and after pictures at www.seemyface.info. Scroll down to the boy whose arms and legs are pictued. I will be happy to help you acquire the products.