Acne, commonly known as acne, pimples, acne, and acne, is known in ancient Chinese medicine as facial sores and wine spurs. It is a common disease in dermatology. According to scholars, 95% of males and 85% of females suffer from acne of varying degrees during adolescence, so it is apt to call it “acne”. Acne is a chronic skin disease that occurs in the sebaceous glands of the hair follicles, mostly on the head and face, neck, chest and back, and other areas rich in sebaceous glands.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Acne
In clinical practice, TCM classifies acne into: damp-heat syndrome, internal toxicity and blood-heat syndrome, and blood deficiency and wind-dry syndrome. TCM recommends that damp-heat syndrome: the general oily, papular type is recommended to be anti-bacterial-based can be used with Chinese herbs. Patients with acne should avoid alcohol, coffee, spicy stimulating and fried foods, and eat a light diet with more fruits and vegetables. Durian, mango, longan, lychee and other hot fruits should be eaten sparingly to avoid “adding fuel to the fire”. Patients can eat more mung beans, winter melon, lotus seeds, bitter gourd and other detoxifying foods to clear heat and dampness.
Blood deficiency and wind dryness: Blood deficiency and wind dryness should pay attention to liver fire, in the diet as light as possible, eat more green vegetables, celery, carrots, must pay attention to avoid face tobacco and alcohol, colleagues can use some drugs to regulate the blood, stop itching and moisten dryness, clear heat and dampness into the repair of skin lesions for treatment, such as skin lotion acne Ling pure Chinese medicine effect is remarkable. Keep your mood relaxed, do not be constipated, and most importantly, do not contact allergens if you are allergic.
Pulmonary heat causes acne.
Acne caused by lung heat is mostly caused by the presence of persistent heat in the lungs and the induction of wind, so that the lung heat cannot be drained out. The rash is mostly around the nose, but can also be seen on the forehead, with occasional blackheads and acne, accompanied by dryness of the mouth and nose, dry stools, yellow fur, red tongue, and a number of pulses. The above method should be used. It is advisable to use Diabai San (mulberry peel, ground bark, japonica rice, licorice) combined with Loquat Clear Lung Drink (ginseng, loquat leaf, Huang Lian, Huang Bai, mulberry peel, licorice) to treat this condition.
Blood-heat acne should be treated by cooling the blood and clearing heat.
Blood-heat acne is mostly caused by internal injury to the emotions, stagnation of the qi, and heat in the camp blood over time. The facial papules are mostly between the nose and mouth and the two eyebrows, and the facial flushing is obvious, while in women there is an increase in papules before and after menstruation, the tongue is red and the pulse is fine. When using the above method. The treatment is based on the combination of five flowers (Safflower, Rose, Cockscomb, Wild Chrysanthemum, and Lingxiao Flower) and peach and red four-item soup (Peach kernel, Safflower, Angelica, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix Paeoniae Alba, and Rhizoma Chuanxiong) with a reduction.
3. For acne caused by stomach heat, it is appropriate to use the method of clearing the stomach and intestines.
Stomach heat acne is mostly caused by poor diet, excessive consumption of fatty and sweet things, making the intestines and stomach dry, the accumulation of heat in the middle jiao, depressed in the facial skin. The symptoms of facial papules, like corn, can squeeze out white-powder-like oily substance, interspersed with blackheads and pimples, mostly around the mouth, but also on the back and forehead, and often accompanied by dry mouth and bad breath, eating more, dry tongue, like cold drinks, constipation, and a sunken and strong pulse. It is most suitable for the above method. The treatment with the addition of Qing Stomach San (Huang Lian, Sheng Ma, Angelica, Sheng Di, Dan Pi, Gypsum) is very effective.
4.Acne caused by heat toxicity, it is appropriate to use the method of clearing heat and detoxification
This kind of acne is mostly caused by heat in the lungs and stomach, and then by external poisonous evil, and the heat and poison are combined in the facial skin. The symptoms are scattered papules on the face, mainly small pustules, often surrounded by a halo of redness, self-conscious pain, in severe cases, can be fire red swelling pain, accompanied by fever, red tongue, dry coating, solid pulse, etc.. When the above method of treatment. With five disinfectant drink (honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, dandelion, purple flowers, purple-backed asparagus ) with the symptoms of the in and out, its effectiveness is very.
Fifth, dampness and blood stasis cause acne, it is appropriate to use the method of removing dampness and stasis
This type of acne is mostly caused by dampness in the skin, and then by external toxicity, which causes dampness and toxicity to coalesce, blocking the meridians and channels, and causing disharmony of qi and blood. In addition to papules and pustules, nodules and cysts are often the main symptoms, and the skin is more oily. The most appropriate method. The treatment of acne with the addition and subtraction of dampness and detoxification soup (Fu Ling, Coix Seed, Dioscorea, Che Qian Zi, Soybean Yellow Roll, Ze Di, Pan Lan Gen, Red Peony) will be effective.
Common Traditional Chinese Medicines for Acne
Chinese medicine mainly adopts the method of clearing heat and dispelling wind, cooling blood and relieving dampness.
For internal use, 9 grams of loquat leaves, 9 grams of mulberry skin, 9 grams of bitter ginseng, 12 grams of red herbs, 10 grams of dandan bark, 9 grams of chrysanthemum flowers and 9 grams of raw herbs can be used in a daily decoction. For dry stools, add 6-10 grams of wine army at discretion; for nodular cysts, add 10 grams of mother-of-pearl and 6 grams of lingxiaohua at discretion. External treatment can be used upside down san, every night with tea water transfer after applying the affected area, wash off during the day.
White peony 3 grams, fine spice 3 grams, Tongcao 2 grams, peach kernel 3 grams, plus two broken dates.
Every day at 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. boiling water to take, eight doses of a course of treatment. Serve until the acne or stool discharge for the effect, and then continue to adhere to the day of the light and clean.
There is no need to boil the medicine, just put it into a plastic travel cup (the kind with a strainer at the mouth) and take it with boiling water.
Chinese herbal formulas for acne
[Formula 1] 15 grams each of zhebei mum, white fenugreek, chrysanthemum leaves, dahurica, talcum, and 10 grams of soapberry. The six flavors are finely ground, and the soap horn is steamed to remove the fascia, and the same medicine is pounded into pills and rubbed on the face in the morning and evening. This formula dispels wind and clears heat and is suitable for acne and freckles.
[Formula 2] 20g of adzuki bean, 6g of pseudostellaria, 3g of ephedra, 10g of silver flower, 8g of zedoary, 15g of poria, 8g of psyllium, 15g of shenhu, 3g of safflower and 6g of licorice. Decoction for tea, 1 day 1 dose, and wash the affected area with the liquid, 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening. This formula is suitable for acne because of its ability to eliminate sores.
Carrot juice to eliminate acne Take 1000 grams of carrot, wash and press the juice, 8 peach leaves decoction juice 400 ml, pour into the carrot juice, wash your face with this method, wash your face three times a day, one dose a day, adhere to wash three days, acne can be eliminated. The bubble permanent flower cure “acne”.
Young people’s youth development, face prone to grow “acne”, can be cured, the method is; permanent flowers in bloom, pick a handful of fresh permanent flowers, before going to bed at night to wash your face with warm water, take a few permanent flowers, hands rubbed to water, repeatedly coated in the affected part, rub to no water, and then go to bed, the next morning wash your face, the same method even with After three days, the acne will disappear naturally after a week.
Chinese herbal remedies for acne
Chinese medicine suggests the appropriate amount of silver almonds, cut into slices, wash the affected area with warm water every night before going to bed (do not use soap, soap), take the silver almond slices repeatedly rub the affected area, while wiping off the used part. Each time with 1 to 2 capsules, generally 7 to 10 times to see results.
Fresh cherry branches and leaves, fresh peach tree branches and leaves 50 grams each, fresh acacia branches and leaves, fresh willow branches and leaves 40 grams each, fresh pig bitter bile 2 to 3. Chop all kinds of branches and leaves, add water and boil, add pig bitter bile juice and fumigate the affected area. Use 1 pig bitter bile per dose 2 to 3 times daily.
Add 15 grams each of loquat leaves, Xia Gu Cao and Mulberry Bark, 10 grams each of Yin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao and Scutellaria, 50 grams of seafoam, and 7 grams of raw licorice. Decoct 2 times with water, mix the liquid and take in 2 divided doses, 1 dose daily. Salvia miltiorrhiza 100g. Grind into fine powder and take 3 grams internally 3 times a day. Generally 2 weeks to improve, about 6 to 8 weeks acne reduction. The amount can be gradually reduced to 3 grams once a day. Sulfur and Chuanjun, equal parts each, are finely powdered, mixed with water and applied to the affected area. Apply 2 to 3 times daily. 10 grams of alum, 5 grams each of sulfur and rhubarb, 3 grams each of Huang Lian and Huang Bai. Soak 100 ml of cold boiled water for 1 day and night. Shake the solution well every night before going to bed and apply to the affected area.
Preventive care
(1) Pay attention to facial cleanliness: wash your face often with warm water, because cold water is not easy to remove oil, and hot water promotes sebum secretion. Do not use irritating soap, sulfur soap is good for acne, and do not use snow cream and other oil-based cosmetics.
(2) A reasonable diet: eat more vegetables and fruits, eat less fat, sugar and spicy and other stimulating foods, and keep your bowels open.
(3) Do not squeeze the acne with your hands to avoid causing pus inflammation and the formation of scars and pigmentation after the pustules break down and are absorbed, which affects the beauty. Antimicrobials are effective for heavy infections.
(4) Treatment: The use of retinoic acid, vitamin, and vitamin A can improve the keratinization process and will help reduce and eliminate acne. It has been reported that benzoyl peroxide has obvious efficacy in the treatment of acne. After it is applied to the surface of the body, it can slowly release oxygen and has an obvious bactericidal effect. Take 0.5 to 1% zinc sulfate solution, 30 ml three times a day. It is usually administered for 4 to 8 weeks. A small amount of vitamin B6 cold cream rubbed locally during the medication period also has a good effect. For female acne patients who also have abnormal menstruation, a small dose of ethylene estradiol, 0.25 mg per day orally, can be used for artificial cycles, which can make acne improve and menstruation return to normal. At the same time, the combination of Chinese acne formulas and physical therapy with drugs can activate blood circulation, adjust blood circulation and improve skin blood circulation to achieve the effect of healing.
(5) Combining work and rest and keeping a happy spirit are very beneficial to the treatment of acne. Don’t feel burdened by acne, so as not to cause neuroendocrine disorders and aggravate acne. If you feel that the acne on your face is not a problem, you do not have to use medication. You can wait for it to fade naturally, as it usually does not leave any traces after it fades.
(6) Eat kelp to prevent acne. According to medical researchers, there are very few people with acne in the teenage population who eat more kelp, and the reason for this is that kelp contains high levels of zinc. Zinc is an essential trace element for the human body, which not only enhances the immune function of the body, but also participates in the normal metabolism of the skin, enabling the normal differentiation of epithelial cells, reducing the keratinization of the ducts of the sebaceous glands of hair follicles, and facilitating the discharge of sebaceous secretions.
The food therapy of acne
I. Mung bean and coix seed soup
Mung beans, coix seeds 25 grams each, 10 grams of hawthorn, wash, add 500 grams of water, soak for 30 minutes and then boil, boil a few minutes after the ceasefire, do not remove the lid, simmer for 15 minutes, drink as tea. 3-5 times a day, suitable for oily skin.
Second, fruit and vegetable mung bean drink
Use cabbage, celery, bitter gourd, persimmon pepper, lemon, apple, mung beans each in appropriate amounts. Boil the green beans for 30 minutes, strain the juice, wash and cut the cabbage, celery, bitter gourd, persimmon pepper, apple respectively, stir the juice, blend into the green bean juice, drop in lemon juice, add honey to taste and drink. 1-2 times a day, with heat detoxification, sterilization effect.
Three, kelp mung bean soup
15 grams each of kelp and mung beans, 9 grams of sweet almonds, 6 grams of roses, and the right amount of brown sugar. Wrap the rose in cloth, boil with each medicine, remove the rose and add brown sugar for consumption. 1 dose daily for 30 days.
Fourth, coix seed kelp double kernel porridge
Use 15 grams each of coix seed, wolfberry and peach kernel, 10 grams each of kelp and sweet almond, 20 grams of mung beans and 80 grams of round-grained rice. Wrap the peach kernel and sweet almond with gauze, decoct the juice, add coix seeds, kelp, wolfberries and round-grained rice and cook the porridge together. Twice a day, with the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, clearing fire and anti-inflammatory, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, nourishing Yin and moistening skin.
Five, wolfberry anti-inflammatory porridge
Chinese wolfberry 30 grams, white pigeon meat, japonica rice 100 grams each, fine salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil each appropriate amount. Clean pigeon meat, chopped into meat puree; clean wolfberry and japonica rice, put into a casserole, add pigeon meat puree and appropriate amount of water, simmering porridge, porridge into adding fine salt, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, mix well. 1 dose daily, divided into 2 times, 5-8 doses for a course of treatment, with detoxification and detoxification, nourishing Yin and moistening the skin.
Six, seaweed coix congee
Seaweed, kombu, sweet almond 9 grams each, coix seeds 30 grams. Decoct seaweed, kombu and sweet almond with appropriate amount of water, discard the dregs and take the juice, then cook the porridge with coix seeds. Once a day, 21 days for a course of treatment, with blood circulation and blood stasis, anti-inflammatory effect of soft.
Seven, white pear celery juice
150 grams of white pear, 100 grams of celery, 1 tomato, lemon half. Wash and stir into juice together in the juicer. Drink 1 time a day. It has the effect of clearing heat and dispelling fire.