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treatment of skin problems in TCM is aimed at extinguishing the wind.....that causes the itching by either cooling the body or nourishing the blood......Wind is extinguished by invigorating or unblocking stagnant circulation.....

first some topicals to spray on the body     teas made from selfheal,calendula flower and chickweed.....brew allow to cool spray onto coat....this will help the itching....

some herbs that will help

1) shou wu pian : nourishes the liver and kidney

2) LIU WEI DI HUANG WAN:  this is the herb  i recommend....is a classic kidney formula which nourishes the kidney liver and spleen yin and blood...contains the yin and blood tonic rehmannia,the astringent herb cornus.....this nourishes the fluids of the liver and kidney ..contains the heat clearing herb of moutan to regulate the liver and kidney 

onslow seeks warmth and is active in the eveing after being warmed......here are some suggestions for his diet

warming foods are to help the circulation.......you may want to add these to his diet......proterins: tuna,salmon,lamb,trout.................grain:sweet potatoe.....vegetables: cabbage,squash,kale.....thes will help his circulation.....if you need to find a place to buy your herbs,,let me know i buy from a componder who is tcm trained...prices are decent......they ask alot of questions..becasue in tcm their are about 75 questions to be asked about a condition....becasue it is never just one thing...the body is a whole organ and must be treated as a whole and not invidual parts......