Diaper+Rash

=Diaper Rash= Yan kao chuang - neglected tailbone sores. Damp Heat Keep bottom clean and dry, have baby go without diapers (best outside in the summer) I used bag balm and have kids avoid allergens, change mother’s diet (nursing). Acupuncture is usually not used, use Herbs instead. Internal: Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang (pueraria, scutellaria & coptis decotion) Ge gen, Huang qin, Huang lian, Gan Cao External: Xiao Mi Qing Tang (millet clearing decoction) Cook millet (50gm) in 1 liter of water, and make porridge, strain and keep liquid, apply liquid to irritated area. Then can powder area with Fu long gan, (terra flava usta), hua shi (talc), and Qing dai (Indigo). (p97)

Severe rash: Cang Bai Niu Xi Fang; Cang zhu -atractolodes, Huang Bai -philodendron, Niu xi - achyranthis, Yin Chen Hao - Artemesia, Zhi Mu -anemarrhena, Bai Xian Pi - cortex dictamus, Ming Fan - Alumen, (10g each), Ku shen - sophora, (30g each) Tu Fu Ling -Smilax, Fi Fu Zi -Kochia fruit, Jin Yin Hua - Lonicera. (20g each) Consider - Zi Cao Zao - Lithospermum, roasted sesame oil, or charred licorice in sesame oil topically, avoid chemicals, Bottoms up Salve – Wise woman herbals, Comphrey, plantain and calendula olive oil melt and add some beeswax. Consider cloth diapers, no chemical wash. Other Tx: Sunlight 10 min/day, diet