SKIN ERUPTION AND DERMATITIS

Dermatitis is the inflammation of the skin.

WATER TREATMENTS:

     1. Starch bath, once a day.
     2. Use dry starch or gawgaw as powder if the skin is itchy and dry at night
     3. Don't use soap when taking a bath; take a starch bath instead. Don't rub
        the skin with towel to dry the skin.
     4. Don't scratch the skin when itchy.

HERBAL MEDICATIONS:
   


1. comfrey leaves
         . Crush leaves and extract the juice.
         = Apply the juice on the affected skin, 3 times a day.
   






2. Balete bark
         . Boil one cup of chopped bark in 1/2 gallon of water for 10 minutes.
         = Wash area with decoction , 2 times a day. This may be done instead
           of the starch bath.
 



3. Kalatsutsi sap
         . Get the sap from the trunk and mix with a few drops of oil.
         = Apply directly on the affects skin.
   






4. Kakawete leaves
         . Crush 10 leaves and extract the juice.
         = Apply the juice on the itchy skin but do not rub.
           Apply as often as neccesary for itchiness.