What is the cause of severe dark circles?

When facing severe dark circles, we need to pay attention to the causes. In traditional Chinese medicine, if there is qi stagnation and blood stasis or cold stagnation and blood stasis, it will hinder the smooth flow of qi and blood, which can easily lead to long-term existence of dark circles.

Type 1: Dark circles persist for a long time

Cause: Long-term dark circles under women's eyes may be caused by dysmenorrhea or irregular menstruation. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation are caused by abnormal circulation of qi and blood due to qi stagnation and blood stasis as well as cold stagnation. Dark circles under the eyes are the facial manifestation of abnormal circulation of qi and blood. In addition, women with heavy menstrual bleeding and functional bleeding are also more likely to have dark circles under their eyes.

Improvement method: Treatment focuses on regulating menstruation.

Type 2: Pigmentation around the eye sockets and on the face

Cause: Patients with long-term abnormal liver function and enlarged liver often have dark circles under their eyes. About 20% of liver disease patients have pigmentation in exposed areas, such as around the eye sockets and on the face, which appear as "dark circles".

Improvement method: The treatment of chronic liver disease is mainly rest and diet therapy. While reducing the burden on the liver, it is also necessary to supplement nutrition to repair damaged cells and restore liver function. Eat a diet rich in protein, such as milk, eggs, and meat; also provide adequate carbohydrates and vitamins to meet the needs of glycogen and metabolism in liver cells; adhere to a low-fat diet to reduce the burden on the liver.

Type 3: Dull eyes and dark circles under eyes

Reason: If the kidney essence is deficient, the eyes lack essence and nourishment, and the black color of the kidney floats on top, so the eyes are dull and the eye circles are dark. If you lead an unhealthy lifestyle for a long time and have excessive sex, it is easy to suffer from kidney deficiency, which means your eyes lack essence and nourishment. The black color of the kidney floats on top, causing your eyes to become dull and your eye circles to become dark. If you have an unhealthy lifestyle for a long time or excessive sex life, it can easily lead to dark circles under your eyes.

How to improve: So don’t overwork and don’t stay up late often. Live a regular life, keep a happy mood and prevent your emotions from escalating. Eat more bone soup for calcium supplement, or yam, cassia seed, mung bean, honeysuckle, etc. for reducing heat.