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What to do about chapped hands and feet. Traditional Chinese medicine remedies can help you prevent and treat chapped hands and feet.

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Asked on:Apr 08, 2026 11:26 PM

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  • Sif Sif

    Apr 08, 2026

      Chapped hands and feet not only affect your image, but also threaten your health. So, how to treat chapped hands and feet? How does Chinese medicine prevent and treat chapped hands and feet? In Chinese medicine, there are many external prescriptions for treatment, which are introduced below.

      1. Take 50 grams of cork, 20 grams of frankincense, 20 grams of myrrh, and 5 grams of borneol. Grind the above medicine into powder, add appropriate amount of honey to the powder to make a paste and apply it externally on the affected area. Apply 3 times a day.

      2. Take 20 grams of Bletilla striata and 20 grams of Lithospermum striata. Grind the two medicines together, add an appropriate amount of petroleum jelly oil to the powder to make a paste, and apply it externally on the affected area. Apply 3 times a day.

      3. Take 15 grams of rhubarb, 30 grams of licorice, and 250 grams of sesame oil. Fry the liquid over low heat until brown. After the liquid cools down, filter out the residue. Apply this solution to the affected area. Apply 3 times daily. Generally, the effect can be seen after applying it continuously for 10 days.

      4. Take 15 grams of Bletilla striata, 30 grams of Bletilla striata, and 50 grams of rhubarb. Stir-fry the medicine until yellow, grind it into powder, mix it into a paste with an appropriate amount of honey, and apply it to the affected area. Apply 3 times daily. Apply for 10 consecutive days as a course of treatment.

      5. Take 30 grams of Bletilla striata, 30 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 120 grams of sesame oil, and 120 grams of yellow wax. First fry the bletilla striata and raw rehmannia root with sesame seeds, and then filter out the medicinal residue. Pour the removed medicated oil into the yellow wax, mix it into a paste, and apply it to the affected area. Apply 2 times daily. Apply for 10 consecutive days.

      6. Take 30 grams each of cypress gum and rosin, grind the two drugs into powder, and sprinkle them evenly on the tape. Then, bake the tape with a slow fire. After the powder melts, stick it to the affected area. Post once a day.

      7. Take 15 grams of psoralen, 10 grams of red peony root, 20 grams of honeycomb, 10 grams of kochia bark, and 10 grams of kochia bark. Decoction the above medicine. After the liquid has warmed up, soak the affected area with this liquid for a while, then wash the liquid with hot water, and then apply PAVOO Crack Ointment to the affected area. 1-3 times a day, recovery will occur in 7 days.

      8. Take 20 grams each of Angelicae Sinensis, Angelica dahuricae, Cortex Phellodendri, and Alum. Decoct the above medicine in water and use the liquid to wash the affected area. Wash once a day.

      9. Take 20 grams of plaster of paris and 10 grams of borneol. Grind the two medicines together, mix thoroughly with erythromycin ointment, and apply externally to the affected area.

      Friends who are troubled by chapped hands and feet may wish to try the above TCM treatments.