Chinese medical care for skin in autumn and winter

In fact, many skin diseases are manifested on the surface of the body, but the main reason is that the balance of the body is disturbed, so “the skin is a mirror of the human body”. Many skin diseases, but the essence of the human body organs dysfunction caused by disease, should also be combined with their own physique and the external environment in different conditioning. Autumn is the process of transition from summer to winter, with the main feature of collection. Chinese medicine considers autumn dryness as the main qi of autumn, which is called “autumn dryness”. Therefore, skin care in autumn and winter should follow the principle of “nourishing Yin in autumn and winter” proposed in Chinese medicine and pay attention to protecting Yin and moistening dryness, with the lungs as the first priority. Diet should be “nourish Yin and moisten the lungs” as the basic principle, but also “less pungency and more acid”. Traditional Chinese medicine beauty theory emphasizes “nourishing the outside from within”, and believes that skin moisturization is closely related to the function of the internal organs, if the internal organs are diseased, Qi and blood are not in harmony, the skin is rough, yellow, chloasma, pigmentation, etc.. Therefore, TCM skin treatment also follows the function of harmonizing qi and blood and regulating the five viscera, and is applied under the guidance of the holistic concept of TCM and the principle of diagnosis and treatment, which can achieve better results.