Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Melasma

Chloasma can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture therapy and external therapy. Chloasma is equivalent to sallow spot in Chinese medicine, which is clinically categorized into liver-depression and qi stagnation syndrome, liver and kidney deficiency syndrome, spleen deficiency and dampness syndrome, and qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome. Liver-depression and Qi stagnation syndrome may have symptoms such as restlessness, bitter mouth and dry throat, etc., which can be treated with the addition and subtraction of Free and Easy San. Dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and forgetfulness can be seen in the Liver and Kidney Deficiency syndrome, which can be treated with the addition or subtraction of Six-flavored Digoxigenin Pill. Symptoms such as fatigue and weakness can be seen in Spleen Deficiency and Dampness syndrome, which can be treated with Ginseng Ling Bai Zhu San plus or minus. For Qi stagnation and blood stasis, symptoms such as menstrual cramps may occur, and can be reduced by adding Taohong Siwu Tang. Acupuncture therapy can be done with body acupuncture and auricular acupuncture. Body acupuncture can take kidney yu, liver yu, wind pool as the main points, sun, Yingxiang, blood sea, quchi as auxiliary points. Ear acupuncture can take subcortical, endocrine and thermal points. For external treatment, one can use Poria powder to wash or apply on the face; Yu Rong San powder to apply on the face; or use Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Silkworms, Paeoniae Lactiflorae, Safflower, Clove, Peach Kernel, Bai He and White Conjugate, etc. to be powdered and prepared into Chinese herbal medicine masks to apply on the face; or use Angelica dahurica, white conjugate, Talcum to be powdered finely and dipped in the powder to apply on the face. If you have chloasma, it is recommended to go to the hospital for consultation by a professional doctor and do not treat it by yourself.