An AWESOME doctor in Chicago...
IF she's still around....I had childhood eczema, for years. I was given all kinds of drugs, oatmeal baths, etc. Nothing worked, this is one of the reasons I've been so anti-western medicine for all of my adult life. What finally worked for me was to leave my dysfunctional childhood home, so obviously my eczema was partially psychological in nature.
I have had two reoccurences of eczema in my adult life. During the second, I was lucky to find May Ling, a Chinese Dr. in Chinatown. She examined my tongue, took my pulse, she gave me dietary recommendations, we talked for a while and she gave me these awesome herbs to make a tea.
That tea was the most bitter stuff I've ever tasted in my life! In 3 days, my eczema was GONE!!!
That was amazing!! I had eczema for YEARS!!!! To see it disappear like that, well, I'm a believer!
And it has not reoccured. That episode was 16 years ago. I no longer live in Chicago so I don't know if May Ling is still around. If she is & any of you have access to her, go see her!!!
OR, find another Chinese Dr. Not just an acupucturist. Anyone can have their acupuncture license in 3 yrs. You need someone trained in Chinese Herbalism.
I'm sure there are others in Chinatown. :D