Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is an inflammatory skin condition with dry, itchy, red patches that may ooze or crust. It often runs in families along with asthma and allergic rhinitis.
Common signs
- Intense itching, worse at night
- Dry, red, rough patches on the folds of elbows, knees, face or hands
- Oozing, crusting or thickening of the skin
- Flare-ups with weather change, soaps or stress
How homoeopathy approaches it
Rather than suppressing the symptom alone, a homoeopathic physician studies the whole person — the pattern of complaints, what makes them better or worse, general health, temperament and history — and selects a remedy that matches that individual picture. Treatment aims to raise the body’s own resistance so that relief is lasting and relapses become fewer. Instead of suppressing the eruption with external applications, treatment works from within to reduce the tendency to flare.
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