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cutaneous system
impetigo
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
eat as little as possible
increase Vitamin C foods
increase fluids
short fast
therapeutic foods:
foods that cool the Xue (Blood) and clear Heat
foods rich in Vitamins A, C, D and B-complex
black bass, rye, avocados, sea vegetables, whey, apple, cucumbers, millet, rice bran, rice polishings, sprouts (Jensen, p. 63)
specific remedies:
take 60-150 g of pomegranate skin, add water and simmer until it thickens. Wash the affected area several times a day (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 26)
peel, seed, and crush unripe papaya and add 30 g each salt and vinegar. Mix well, then strain and rub liquid on affected parts (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 91)
bake cucumber vine in a slow oven until dry, add equal amount of alum and crush into a powder. Apply this to affected area (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 57)
fresh juices:
carrot, celery, lemon (Jensen, p. 63)
cucumber, endive, pineapple (Jensen, p. 63)
avoid :
heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish, sugars
supplements
Vitamin A 50,000 IU per day
Vitamin C 3 g per day
Vitamin D
Vitamin E 800 IU per day (Kirschmann, 1984)
» drug interaction:
Iron, Sodium, Calcium, carotene, Vitamin B12, fat, protein, cholesterol and neomycin (Mycifradin, Neobiotic): neomycin damages the intestinal villi and precipitates bile salts in the lumen; this leads to malabsorption of the enumerated nutrients
footnotes