Acne belongs to the category of “pimples” in traditional Chinese medicine, and different herbal formulas are used according to the different types of symptoms. Commonly used herbal formulas include Pei Pa Koa Lung Cleansing Drink, Artemisia Incarnata Soup, Er Chen Tang, and Tao Hong Si Wu Tang.
The symptoms of wind-heat type of acne in the lungs include thirst and desire to drink, red pimples or pustules, constipation, etc. Loquat Lung Cleansing Drink can be used to clear the wind and the lungs, and the most commonly used medicines are loquat leaf, Huang Lian (yellow leaf), Sang Bai Pei (mulberry white peel), ginseng, cypress, and licorice.
The symptoms of gastrointestinal damp-heat type acne include bad breath, greasy skin on chest and back, face and face, constipation, redness, swelling and pain of skin rashes, etc. Artemisia capillaris soup can be used to clear away heat and toxins to remove dampness, commonly used medicines include Artemisia capillaris, Rhubarb, Gardenia jasminoides, Scutellaria baicalensis, Cyperus rotundus, Dandelion, Plantago lanceolata, etc.
The symptoms of phlegm-dampness and stagnation type acne include abdominal distension and nausea (no appetite, reduced food intake), dark red color of the rash, dark red tongue, abscesses, scars, nodules and cysts, which are difficult to be healed for a long time, etc., and the commonly used medicines are Angelica sinensis, peach kernel, safflower, Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, Huaishan yam, Ginger half-summer, and Chen Pi.
If you have acne, it is recommended to go to the hospital to be treated by a professional doctor, do not use your own medicine, so as not to affect your health.