What Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) patent medicines are used to treat urticaria?

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) patent medicines commonly used for treating urticaria include Urticaria Pills, Yupingfeng Granules, Xiaoyin Granules, and Rungan Zhiyang Capsules. These should be selected and administered under the guidance of a qualified TCM practitioner based on syndrome differentiation and rational use, yielding excellent therapeutic outcomes. Other TCM patent medicines frequently employed for urticaria include Fangfeng Tongsheng Wan (Wind-Dispelling and Stomach-Regulating Pill), Pifuyang Granules (Skin-Itch-Relieving Granules), and Fuping Wan (Pellitory Pill), which function to clear dry blood, toxic blood, and blood-heat.

Which TCM Patent Medicines Are Used for Treating Urticaria?

After syndrome differentiation and diagnosis, urticaria patients may select appropriate TCM patent medicines for treatment, as follows:

1. Wind-Heat Invading the Skin Pattern: The most common pattern in acute urticaria; treated with Yeqianyang Granules or Pifuyang Granules.

2. Cold-Induced Pattern: Currently, no suitable TCM patent medicine is available on the market specifically for this pattern.

3. Deficiency of the Exterior Due to Qi Deficiency Pattern: One of the common patterns in chronic urticaria; treated with Yupingfeng Granules.

4. Damp-Heat Accumulation in the Spleen and Stomach Pattern: Another common pattern in chronic urticaria; treated with Simiao Wan (Four Marvels Pill) or Shidu Qing Capsules (Damp-Toxin-Clearing Capsules).

Urticaria presents with multiple clinical TCM syndrome patterns; however, no single TCM patent medicine can address all patterns. Therefore, individualized herbal decoctions prescribed according to syndrome differentiation are often necessary, and acupuncture may also be incorporated as an adjunctive therapy. During treatment, patients should maintain good personal hygiene, keep affected areas clean and dry, avoid highly irritating or allergenic foods—such as fish, shrimp, and crab—and instead opt for light, bland meals.

Numerous TCM patent medicines are available for urticaria treatment; patients are advised to consult a healthcare provider at a hospital and follow professional medical guidance when selecting and using these medications.