Is pimples on the face an excess of Yin deficiency and fire?

Acne on the face generally does not belong to the yin deficiency fire exuberance. Acne, belongs to the Chinese medicine “lung wind acne” category, this disease of Chinese medicine for the lung meridian wind-heat, gastrointestinal damp-heat, phlegm-damp stagnation, there is no yin deficiency and exuberance of the evidence type. Lung wind acne should be treated by clearing heat and removing dampness as the basic treatment principle, or with the method of resolving phlegm and dispersing knots, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. 1. Lung wind-heat syndrome: pimples are red in color, or itchy and painful, or with pustules; accompanied by thirst and desire to drink, constipation, short and red urine (small amount of urine, dark yellow in color); tongue is red in color, moss is thin and yellow, and pulse is stringy and slippery. You can take Pei Pa Koa Lung Cleansing Drink plus reduction. 2. Damp-heat syndrome of the stomach and intestines: greasy skin on the face, chest and back, red, swollen and painful rashes, or pustules; accompanied by bad breath and constipation; red tongue, yellowish moss and slippery pulse. It can be treated with Artemisia capillaris soup plus subtractions. 3. Phlegm-dampness stagnation syndrome: the rash is dark red in color, with nodules, abscesses, cysts and scars; accompanied by dullness (no appetite, less food) and abdominal distension; the tongue is dark red, the moss is yellow and greasy, and the pulse is stringy and slippery. It can be treated with Er Chen Tang combined with Tao Hong Si Wu Tang with additions and subtractions. The presence of lung wind acne should be treated under the guidance of a doctor to avoid aggravation of the condition.