Natural Relief for Eczema: Herbal Remedies & Solutions

If you or a friend have been pestered by eczema and the itchiness, blisters, dryness or cracked skin it brings, there are some non-medical remedies available to relieve the condition. For a natural cure, consider the following herbal answers.

Foundational Herbs

• Many have found that cleavers, nettle, yellowdock or red clover to be effective against eczema.

Supportive Herbs

• Since internal stresses often bring on eczema, combine any of the above items, or a combination of them, with relaxing herbs like chamomile, linden flowers or skullcap. For example, combine equal parts of cleavers, nettle and chamomile tea and drink this mixture three times a day.

Tinctures

• For a stronger mixture, combine the tinctures (alcohol-based extracts) of figwort, burdock and cleavers in equal parts, taking 1 tsp. of this mixture three times a day.

Eliminate Itchiness

• To get rid of the itching, bathe the area with lukewarm or cold chickweed tea.

Skin Salve

• Use a salve made from St. John's Wort leaves and calendula flowers for dry, cracked or painful skin. Many have also externally applied goldenseal with good success.