Natural remedies for pruritus (itching)
Natural remedies for pruritus (itching) That itch that stalks you at midnight and wakes you with burning feet, a back on fire, or arms you scratched in your sleep until they were raw and red. You know it. Our grandparents knew it too and used to say “the skin weeps when the blood is tired”. Pruritus, the medical name for itching, is one of the most tormenting symptoms because it is not a disease in itself, but a signal. A signal that may come from the skin (dry skin, eczema, hives) or from a deeper organ: the liver, kidneys, blood, nervous system. ...