Summer is a season that many people love and hate, and skin is a “protective object” that beauty lovers value. If we neglect our exposed skin, skin problems can easily become a common phenomenon. How can we use herbal medicine for skin care? The use of herbal medicine for skin care is novel and effective. It is about holistic beauty, that is, to promote the normal development and metabolism of the body as a whole and the body surface to prevent aging. Many herbal medicines can be used as a source of medicine, which is convenient to take and has few side effects. In today’s world of natural substances, herbal beauty is becoming more and more popular. Today I would like to introduce you to several commonly used in skin care Chinese medicine ~ Poria cocos Poria cocos is a porous fungus Poria cocos dried nucleus, mostly parasitic in the roots of the pine or red pine. The ancients called Poria as “four seasons of medicine”, because it is very wide range of effects, regardless of the four seasons, it is combined with a variety of drugs, regardless of cold, warm, wind, damp diseases, can play its unique effectiveness. Poria tastes sweet, light, flat, into the medicine has a water permeability, benefit the spleen and stomach, tranquilize the mind. It is written in the “Materia Medica” that Poria can remove sores and spots on the face, as well as the dark spots on women’s faces after childbirth. Job’s Tears Job’s Tears contains more fat, protein, and total amino acids than rice, and contains many trace elements. Job’s Tear has not only anti-cancer, hypoglycemic, analgesic, antipyretic, and immune enhancing effects, but also has the effect of removing discoloration, removing flat warts, and softening skin beauty. Ginseng The root of ginseng, a perennial herb in the family of the five-growth family. Ginseng has been used for at least 2,000 years for health and healing. It was listed as a superior product in the Shennong Ben Cao Jing of the Han Dynasty. Ginseng is a major tonic for the five organs, brightens the eyes and enlightens the mind, is a great tonic for the vital energy, strengthens the body and promotes the production of body fluid, eliminates food and appetite, and lightens the body for a long time. Ginseng has beauty and hairdressing effects and is widely used in cosmetics. The main cause of human skin aging is poor blood circulation, reduced metabolism and weakened skin elasticity. Since ginseng contains many kinds of ginsenosides, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, it is added in skin care products to promote blood circulation of subcutaneous capillaries, increase the supply of nutrients to the skin, prevent arteriosclerosis and regulate the moisture balance of the skin. Therefore, it can delay skin aging, prevent skin dryness and dehydration, increase skin elasticity, thus playing a role in protecting skin luster and softness, preventing and reducing skin wrinkles, and ginseng active substances also have the ability to inhibit the reduction of melanin, making the skin white and smooth. (Also: ginseng can be used in shampoos to expand the capillaries of the head, which can increase the nutrition of hair, improve the toughness of hair, reduce hair loss and hair breakage, and have a protective effect on damaged hair; ginseng taken internally will not only strengthen the body but also play a role in anti-aging and skin care beauty.) Ganoderma lucidum is a kind of fungus plant, which has been recognized by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners for generations as a valuable herb for nourishing and strengthening, and prolonging life. Lingzhi not only has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, protecting the liver and detoxifying the body, but also has the effect of anti-aging and anti-aging, and preserving the skin. Li Shizhen in the “Compendium of Materia Medica” believes that Lingzhi is “good for color, lighten the body for a long time and prolong life”. Modern research shows that Lingzhi contains a variety of trace elements, including magnesium and zinc to delay the aging effect; Lingzhi contains polysaccharide components can eliminate the body since the foundation, to protect the cells and cells to delay aging; Lingzhi also has a calming effect, so for neurasthenia caused by the face yellow, mental fatigue, haggard face has obvious effect; Lingzhi can also eliminate melanin, brown pigment in the blood, control the formation of freckles, age spots. Pearl Pearl Pearl has the effect of nourishing yang and calming the mind, calming the heart and quenching the wind, clearing heat and dropping diseases, detoxifying the muscles, etc. As a beauty product, it can be used internally or externally to nourish the skin and delay the production of wrinkles. The “Compendium of Materia Medica” records: “Pearl powder coated face, people moisten good color.” Angelica Sinensis Angelica is a traditional blood tonic and blood invigorator, mostly used in gynecological medicine. Because angelica can promote the fullness of qi and blood, blood flow is smooth, so it can make the face rosy, lustrous, skin tender and elastic. Angelica contains a variety of trace elements, which play an important role in nourishing the skin and preventing roughness. Angelica can be used for acne, chloasma, freckles treatment and hair augmentation, hair loss prevention, etc. Angelica has been widely used externally as a skin cream, and can also be decocted, made into wine or cooked into medicinal meals for internal use. Comfrey Comfrey has significant effects on acne, acne marks and anti-inflammation. Comfrey’s main function is to cool the blood, invigorate blood stasis, detoxify and penetrate rashes, thus accelerating the metabolism of acne marks and scars. Bee products Bees collect pure natural pollen to make honey, royal jelly, propolis and other pure natural substances, which can improve human immunity, enhance the body’s metabolism, enhance cellular vitality, beauty and slow down aging. It also promotes immune system resistance, skin renewal, relieves women’s menstrual discomfort, and promotes wound healing with remarkable efficacy. Guided by the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, this should be a distinctive feature of herbal skin care products, which are functional, targeted and have exact beauty and skin care effects; herbal skin care products have a historical heritage, are green and natural, and are safer and more reliable compared to chemical synthetic products. Herbal skin care products deserve to be widely promoted.