I Became a Scolding Old Lady, Others Flee from Famine While I Reclaim Wasteland

(No space system, no system, no CP. Everyone says that if you transmigrate into these chaotic times, you won't survive three episodes. Read this book and you'll survive ten!)

Jiang Zh...

Chapter 57 Relieving Eczema Itching

After saying a few heartfelt words, Chunfeng suddenly fell silent. She looked at Aunt Jiang's no longer young face.

Although he still appeared somewhat serious, he now seemed incredibly strong and trustworthy.

After thinking for a moment, Chunfeng finally mustered up her courage and asked, "Auntie, do you know any other herbs that can relieve itching?" As she spoke, she raised her hand to scratch the itch on her lower back.

Jiang Zhi didn't want to talk too much about the original owner of the body. Seeing her scratching her itch, she reached out to lift her clothes to check.

"Oh! Your rash still hasn't gotten better?"

For months, while wandering around, Chunfeng sewed her clothes onto her body to avoid being defiled.

The skin on my body had become rotten from not being washed for a long time, covered in eczema and festering sores. Fortunately, no large sores developed.

After she went up the mountain, Jiang Zhi had her wash with the medicinal solution every day, and her condition had begun to improve.

Harvesting wheat, transplanting rice seedlings, and harvesting soybeans all require dusting every day, inevitably getting all sorts of grass clippings and debris stuck to the skin, which can cause itchy and uncomfortable skin.

Chunfeng shook her head: "My body is much better now, except for a few red rashes. I wash them with medicine every day."

Jiang Zhi still made her lift up her clothes to look. Sure enough, the rash had subsided by most of its original size, but the scabs were still red and covered with scratch marks.

"Have you finished the medicine I gave you? Why are you still so itchy?" Jiang Zhi frowned.

Chunfeng laughed and said, "Auntie, it's much better now. Even if it itches, scratching it will relieve the itch for a while, and I can bear it even if I don't scratch it."

Jiang Zhi was not satisfied with the effect and scolded, "You should have said so earlier. If the medicine is not good, we can change it at any time."

As she spoke, she was already mentally reviewing all the medications she had used before.

She had previously used a decoction of dried mugwort leaves, willow leaves, willow twigs, and Bauhinia bark to wash Chunfeng, which should have been quite effective in relieving itching.

These are the easiest medicines to find.

The Chinese tallow tree is a deciduous tree that grows along streams and riverbanks in various places. Its leaves are poisonous. Boiling them in water can kill insects and disinfect, but it can only be used externally and cannot be taken internally.

Willow branches are even more common, and their function is to dispel wind and clear heat.

The only problem was finding the Bauhinia tree; it's not everywhere. We only found it because Grandpa Xiaoman said he had seen it before.

The Bauhinia flower is called "shy flower" here, and also "itchy tree".

The tree gets its name from the fact that if you gently stroke the trunk or make a tickling motion, the flowers on the branches will tremble as if someone is ticklish and laughing.

To use it in medicine, only the bark that falls off the Bauhinia tree in summer can be used. The two varieties of Bauhinia, Crape Myrtle and Rose of Sharon, cannot be used for medicinal purposes.

If all these things are used and the effect is still not good, then add the honeycomb and the iron broom we just found.

The iron broom seedlings were found at the foot of the mountain. They are a common plant, and people usually plant a few around their houses. In spring, they eat the tender shoots, and in autumn, they cut down the whole plant and tie all the branches into a bundle to make a large broom, which is durable.

The seeds of the iron broom are Kochia scoparia seeds, but unfortunately they are still just seedlings. Otherwise, with this effective medicine specifically for treating itching, the results would be even better.

Before Jiang Zhi could even mentally prepare the new bath medicine, Chunfeng whispered, "Auntie, what I meant... wasn't that I felt itchy!"

"What's itchy?" Jiang Zhi asked subconsciously.

"Down...down there, where you pee!"

Although her aunt was also a woman, Chunfeng still found it difficult to talk about such shameful and sordid matters. She wouldn't have spoken of it unless she was truly in pain.

"Ah! How long has it been? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Jiang Zhi came back to her senses, somewhat surprised.

Chunfeng lowered her head: "Before fleeing the famine, I only felt a little itchy. On the road, I was afraid of taking off my pants to urinate, so I didn't drink much water and didn't take a bath..."

She suddenly looked up, her face filled with anxiety and fear: "Auntie, Auntie, do I have a sexually transmitted disease? I haven't done anything improper. Over there, only that drunkard forced himself on me a few times. Could it be that he picked up a disease from him?"

Jiang Zhi chuckled to herself, while also regretting that she hadn't noticed Chunfeng's unusual behavior in time.

No wonder she seemed so uneasy when she came back, even though she wanted to talk to us. I used to think it was because she was embarrassed.

Jiang Zhi wasn't one to pry into other people's private affairs, and since Chunfeng's experiences were unusual, she didn't bother to ask.

Today, I went into the woods by myself and went to urinate frequently, but I just assumed it was because I drank too much thin porridge in the morning.

Based on this, it seems that Chunfeng most likely has a urinary tract infection, or even urinary tract infection.

So we can find the reason why the eczema on the body can not go away for a long time, and there is a root cause in this.

During the months I've been on the mountain, I've had to use that gray bag every time my period comes.

The outer cloth bag was ironed and dried in the sun, and the dust inside was kept cleaned with the cleanest cloth. It was changed frequently, so it was barely acceptable.

Where on a famine escape route can you find such conditions, unless the time traveler has a private villa with a shower room?

Women's physical strength is already limited, and with menstruation and the inability to maintain proper hygiene at other times, women's short urethras are also more susceptible to bacterial infections.

If you are violated again, it will be like adding insult to injury; every violation is harmful to your health.

Normally, women wouldn't dare talk about this disease, because if others heard it, they would think it was a dirty disease caused by promiscuity. At most, they could only wash with salt water and then suffer through the illness.

Just like Chunfeng at this moment, if Jiangzhi weren't an acquaintance and couldn't bear it, she probably wouldn't have said it.

Jiang Zhi patted Chunfeng's hand: "Don't talk nonsense, this is just a disease caused by the heat."

Does your urine always turn yellow and come out in small amounts, and also cause a burning pain when you urinate? Does washing your genitals with cold water make it feel better for a while?

Chunfeng nodded, her eyes wide with disbelief: "Auntie, how did you know? I was really just hot?"

Under Jiang Zhi's detailed questioning, Chunfeng told the truth.

After she went up the mountain, she took a bath with the medicinal solution, which relieved the itching on her body and even reduced the discomfort in her lower body. Chunfeng thought that she would get better slowly like this.

However, during these busy farming days, when everyone was harvesting wheat and transplanting rice seedlings, Chunfeng dared not slack off. After being exposed to the sun and working hard, her urinary pain became more severe, so she followed Jiangzhi into the woods to quietly ask for medicine.

She was afraid that if Xu Dazhu and the others found out, they would misunderstand her and think she wasn't a good woman.

"Don't worry, it's just heat rash, nothing serious."

Jiang Zhi didn't mention anything else, only saying that it was heated.

This so-called infection is the most incomprehensible thing to people, and even modern people are prone to overthinking.

Chunfeng and Xu Dazhu had finally reunited, so it was better to avoid trouble, especially since there was nothing to worry about to begin with.

He simply described the itching as caused by damp-heat accumulation in the lower body and that solved the problem.

Urinary tract infections also require drinking plenty of water; clearing heat and promoting diuresis can resolve the issue.

Hearing that her illness was curable, and that it was just heat toxicity, Chunfeng's brows relaxed, and she was finally happy.

Since we need to treat illnesses and take medicine, we need to find some fresh and effective remedies.

The formula includes Viola yedoensis, Plantago asiatica, Lysimachia christinae, Patrinia scabiosifolia, Loach skewer (which clears heat and promotes diuresis), and Pyrrosia lingua (which is specifically used to treat urinary tract infections).

Moneywort

Chunfeng followed Jiang Zhibian to look for mushrooms and pick herbs. By the time they got home, they had picked most of the herbs.

So Chunfeng boiled water to bathe while drinking her medicine.

When the Xu family asked, Jiang Zhi only said it was medicine for treating Chunfeng's eczema.

Hearing Aunt Jiang defend her like this, and with her condition improving, Chunfeng felt even more grateful.