Angelica sinensis boiled in water can be used to treat chloasma caused by liver depression and blood stasis, but the effect of a single medicine is limited, and it is recommended to use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.
Chloasma is a light brown, yellowish brown or dark brown patch on the face, often caused by spleen deficiency, liver depression and blood stasis or kidney deficiency.
Angelica sinensis is sweet, pungent and warm in nature, belonging to the liver, heart and spleen meridians, with the effect of tonifying and activating blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels, and is commonly used clinically in the treatment of vertigo, palpitations, women’s menstrual disorders, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, and abdominal pain in the form of deficiency and cold.
It can also be used for rheumatism, numbness and pain in the joints, bruises, carbuncles (a kind of poisonous sores, acute suppurative diseases occurring on the body surface, limbs, internal organs) sores, constipation and so on. Pregnant women should take it with caution.
Chloasma caused by liver depression and blood stasis should be treated by dredging the liver and relieving depression, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Since Angelica sinensis has the effect of tonifying blood and activating blood circulation, decoction of Angelica sinensis can be used to treat chloasma caused by liver depression and blood stasis.
It is suggested that patients who need it should take the medicine under the guidance of doctors.