Acne belongs to the category of “pimples” in traditional Chinese medicine, which is mostly caused by heat in the lungs, dampness and heat in the stomach and intestines, as well as phlegm and blood stasis. Treatment is based on clearing heat and removing dampness, together with removing phlegm, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Centella asiatica has the effect of clearing away heat and removing dampness, detoxifying and reducing swelling, and has a certain therapeutic effect on acne.
Centella asiatica, its flavor is bitter, pungent and cold in nature. It belongs to the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the efficacy of clearing heat and inducing dampness, detoxifying and eliminating swelling. It is often used in the treatment of damp-heat jaundice, heatstroke diarrhea, stonelike lymph (discharge of gravel during urination, or sudden interruption of urination, pain in the urethra, lumbar and abdominal cramps and pains), hemorrhagic lymph (the appearance of blood in the urine and accompanied by pain), carbuncle, swollen sores, bruises and injuries, etc..
Centella asiatica has the efficacy of clearing away heat and removing dampness, detoxifying and reducing swelling, so it has a certain therapeutic effect on the wind-heat type of the lung meridian and the damp-heat type of the stomach and intestines acne.
If you have acne on your face, please consult a doctor in time and use medication under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis, not self-medication, so as not to cause damage to the organism.