Health + Wellness — dermatitis

Eczema Eczema is a skin condition and a general term for a range of skin irritations that cause the skin to become itchy and/or inflamed. The most common of these is atopic dermatitis, which is also known as atopic eczema. It involves dry, red, itchy skin that sometimes develops blisters and scaly patches. Most people develop eczema in their childhood and continue to experience flare-ups into adulthood. However, your can have clear, healthy skin; preventing eczema, and eczema treatment, are possible. Symptoms Itching often precedes an eczema rash. For people with lighter skin, the affected skin turns red or brown,...

Polypodium leucotomos (PL) is a tropical fern plant native to Central America and parts of South America. It grows in the rain forest and has a long history of use as an herbal medicine ingested for a variety of ailments by the indigenous people of Honduras. The Mayans even drank it as a tea. Historically, ferns have been used for medicinal purposes since ancient Europe. Commercial extracts of Polypodium leucotomos have been available since at least the 1970s. Polypodium leucotomos is actually the common name for the herb known as Phlebodium aureum. Other names for PL include: calaguala (in Mexico...