What are the methods of TCM to treat acne?

Acne is a common facial skin disease that often occurs in adolescents. There are many ways to treat acne. For people with more severe acne, traditional Chinese medicine can be used for treatment. On the one hand, traditional Chinese medicine has no side effects. On the other hand, traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes adjusting the inside to the outside, and has a good conditioning and health-care effect, and is also very good in terms of treatment effect.

1. Chinese herbal mask

Chinese medicine masks are mainly used to care for the face. As we all know, acne is caused by inflammation of the skin, so it never goes away. On the one hand, Chinese medicine masks can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, and on the other hand, they can also replenish the nutrients needed by the body. Of course, the effects of different Chinese herbal masks must be different: here we would like to remind all patients and friends that Chinese herbal masks must be used under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be applied by yourself to aggravate the condition.

2. Gua Sha Therapy

Gua Sha therapy is a traditional Chinese medicine method for treating acne. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that acne is caused by dysfunction of the internal organs of the body. For example, acne caused by lung heat and acne caused by stomach heat can be treated by scraping. However, due to different causes, the scraping areas are also different. There are generally two methods of scraping: direct scraping and indirect scraping.

Direct scraping refers to scrubbing the skin of the scraped area with a hot towel, then evenly applying the scraping medium, using the scraping tool to directly contact the patient's skin, and repeatedly scraping specific parts of the body surface until sha marks appear under the skin. Indirect scraping refers to placing a layer of thin cloth on the part to be scraped, and then using the scraping tool to scrape the cloth indirectly. This method has the effect of protecting the skin. It is mainly used for children, people with high fever or central nervous system infection, those who are beginning to have convulsions, the elderly and the weak, and patients with certain skin diseases.

3. Recommend 3 Chinese herbal remedies

1. Sulfur and Sichuan peppercorns in equal parts. Grind the two herbs into fine powder and apply it to the affected area with cold boiled water. Mainly used to treat acne.

2. 60 grams of squash root. Grind it into powder, mix it with starch water and grind it into a paste. Store it in a porcelain basin and apply it after washing your face before going to bed. This prescription can relieve heat and eliminate blood stasis and is suitable for acne.

3. Appropriate amount of ginkgo nuts. Wash the medicine, cut it open, squeeze out the juice, apply the juice frequently to the affected area, and apply again after it dries until the juice is gone. Take 2-3 pills per day. This prescription can detoxify, discharge pus, soothe acne and remove skin, and is suitable for patients with acne.