Treatment
Naturopaths maintain that essential fatty acids can speed the clearing of the rash. The patient should eat fish rich in fatty acids (salmon, mackerel, or herring). Other sources include dark green leafy vegetables and flaxseed oil.
The homeopathic remedy for prickly heat is a dose of apis in 30c potency, taken when the itching or prickling sensation begins. Apis may be taken every 2 hours for up to 10 days.
An alkaline bath is the hydrotherapy treatment for prickly heat. The patient should soak for 30–60 minutes in a tub filled with lukewarm water containing 1 cup of baking soda.
Herbal treatments to relieve itching include sprinkling arrow root powder over the rash or rubbing a slice of fresh daikon radish or raw potato over the rash. A sponge bath with ginger will increase circulation. Fresh grated ginger is steeped in boiling-hot water, cooled, and then sponged over the rash. For widespread itching the patient can take cool baths with corn starch and/or oatmeal.
Chinese herbal medicines are used internally for widespread prickly heat or externally for small areas of rash. The medicines Zhi Yang Po Fen (Relieve Itching Powder), Jie Du Cha Ji (Resolve Toxin Smearing Liquid), and Qing Dai San Cha Ji (Natural Indigo Powder Smearing Liquid) can be applied to the rash. Fresh lotus leaf with a decoction of Jin Yin Hua (Flos lonicerae) can be taken as a tea. A decoction of the following herbs can be taken by mouth:
Qing Hao (Herba artemisiae annuae): 5g
Bo He (Herba menthae): 5 g
Jin Yin Hua (Flos lonicerae): 10 g
Dan Zhu Ye (Herba lophatheri): 10 g
Lu Dou Yi (Pericarpium phaseoli munginis): 10 g
Ju Hua (Flos chrysanthemi): 5 g
fresh lotus leaf: one piece
Allopathic treatment
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