Itchiness around the vagina is a very common gynecological issue. It can happen at any age, but over the age of 40 years it is more common. Some of the cases may affect their normal lifestyle which made them unsettled day and night. In some of these cases it affected their sexual relationships. Many traditional Chinese text books mentions the symptoms mentioned above. TCM regards these symptoms as Yin Zao syndrome (dry vagina syndrome). This mainly occurs due to the following causes:

Liver/kidney yin weakness
Chinese medicine considers the vagina area to be dominated by the liver and kidneys. When there is a yin deficiency in these organs it will affect the circulation around this region, making this region very hot and dry. Due to this weakness, the body may experience the following symptoms as well; body thirsty and hot, need to drink water while sleeping, insomnia, lower back pain, frequent urination at night-time, poor memory, pain during intercourse due to the sensitive and dry vagina area. Some of the cases is associated with menopause.

Associated with old injury around the pelvis area
When an injury occurs around the pelvis which is not fixed, stagnation of blood may occur. This can cause pain in the region as well as lack of circulation to the vagina causing the itchiness. This type of cause may also have the following symptoms; itchiness is more severe before period or during night-time, lower back or leg pain, period pain, dark and blood clots in menstruate, some may have neck pain and headaches before period.

Damp and heat in lower abdomen
Sometimes the external environment can affect the body. Dampness and heat entering the body can cause disorder in the vagina area. This type of itchiness usually occurs all the time. This type may have the following associated symptoms; lots of discharge, yellow or pungent discharge, dark yellow urination, bowel movement is sluggish, arm and body feeling heavy, lowered immune system, common to get urinary tract infections.

What to do if you suffer from itchiness around the vagina
1) Seek medical attention to have a few tests done. If you are unable to find a cause or unable to be treated you can turn to natural medicine. 

2) While you have itchiness, you should avoid eating hot and spicy foods such as chili, garlic, ginger, onions, lamb or deep dried foods.

3) Avoid eating frozen and cold foods, especially before and during menstruation.