When I answer questions from people with acne or eczema, I often see the request to “break the root”. I think this is actually a misconception. What is a “cure”? Is it a complete cure that will never come back? Literally, yes. But what if it is not completely cured and will never happen again? Acne is a chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands of hair follicles, and eczema is an allergic inflammatory skin disease. The conditions for recurrence depend on the stability of the body’s internal environment and the persistence of external stimuli that cause the disease. For example, if a housewife’s hand eczema is cured, and then six months later it recurs due to frequent exposure to chemicals and detergents, can you say that the previous treatment did not “break the root”? A young person’s acne is cured, but a few months later, because of mental stress or a lot of fatty, sweet and greasy food, it is also entirely possible. I know that those who ask for such treatment are often patients who cannot stop taking hormones or antibiotics and are too tired to tolerate them. I believe that for such patients, clinical cure can be achieved by either clearing heat and detoxifying the toxins, or strengthening the spleen and relieving dampness, or nourishing Yin and cooling the blood (the specific treatment varies from person to person and requires forensic analysis). This victory needs to be maintained by both doctors and patients, and the treatment requires the cooperation of both doctors and patients, not just the unilateral responsibility of doctors. I think it is good for the patient to understand their disease and understand what their problem is, in the long run, to maintain this chronic inflammation for a long time. If I say “I’ll fix you up”, I’m not necessarily responsible for you.