Can bloodletting cure acne?

Acne can be treated with prick cupping and bloodletting. Acne, equivalent to pimples in Chinese medicine, is a chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles, characterized by pimples on the face, back and chest, with spiky tips, which can be extruded into white rice-like powder. It can be treated with the method of puncture and cupping, which can be taken at the points of lung Yu and great vertebrae, and cupping can be done here after bloodletting with three-pronged needle puncture. At the same time can also be combined with traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, the lung meridian wind-heat evidence, symptomatic pimples color red, thirst and drink, use loquat Qing lung plus reduction. The contraindications and adverse effects of this formula are not clear. For signs of damp-heat in the stomach and intestines, symptoms such as red, swollen and painful rash, constipation, etc., add and subtract Yin Chen Artemisia Tang; for signs of phlegm-dampness and stagnation, symptoms such as dark red color of the rash, dullness of appetite, abdominal distension, etc., add and subtract Taohong Er Chen Tang. People with bleeding tendency should be cautious, and pregnant women should not use it. If you have acne that needs treatment, it is recommended to go to the hospital for bloodletting treatment under the operation of a professional acupuncturist, and the medication should also be used under the guidance of a physician to identify the evidence, do not carry out bloodletting, medication, and other operations privately, so as not to cause damage to the organism.