Researchers from Hong Kong confirmed that Chinese medicine effectively relieves eczema in children.

42 kids who took Chinese medicine had their eczema improved and their use of corticosteroids was reduced. Another 43 kids suffering from eczema took a placebo did not observe the same effect.

The paper was published in the August issue of the British Journal of Dermatology.

The Chinese medicine (five herbs) used to relieve eczema were:

Flos lonicerae (Jinyinhua),
Herba menthae (Bohe),
Cortex moutan (Danpi),
Rhizoma atractylodis (Cangzhu)
Cortex phellodendri (Huangbai).