Etiology of acne in traditional Chinese medicine
Although acne grows on the skin surface, it is closely related to visceral dysfunction, such as lung heat, liver qi stagnation, blood heat, gastrointestinal hepatobiliary damp heat! These factors will lead to:
1. Endocrine dysfunction, increased androgen secretion;
2. sebaceous glands are exuberant and sebum accumulates;
3. Hyperproliferation and keratinization of the epithelium of the hair follicle mouth, and poor sebum secretion;
4. Propionibacterium acnes proliferates and the hair follicles are inflamed.
This produces acne.
Nursing methods of acne
First, the type of heat poison.
1. feature
I like spicy food. Acne is scattered on the face, chest and back, and color is a major feature. It is bright red, mostly pustules, with slight pain or itching locally, accompanied by dry mouth and thirst, like to drink cold water, bitter taste, constipation, yellow urine and other symptoms.
2. Symptom regulation
This type of acne is what we often say. Chinese medicine believes that the cause of this kind of acne is the fiery lung meridian, so you can usually eat more foods that clear lung heat, such as pears, carrots, pears, fungus, soybean milk, water chestnut, mung beans and so on. When recuperating, you can eat some traditional Chinese medicines that reduce fire, such as chrysanthemum or honeysuckle soaked in water, instead of drinking tea. Pears are very good food for clearing away lung heat, and can also be cooked and eaten. This paper introduces an edible method. After washing the pear, cut it into pieces with skin, put it in rock sugar, steam it in a vessel, and mix well with honey. The best effect is to eat it while it is hot.
Second, damp-heat stasis type
1. feature
Many people are overweight and like to eat spicy, greasy and excessively sweet food. The skin on the face, chest and back is greasy, which is mixed skin or oily skin. Acne is red, swollen and painful, some of which are pustules, accompanied by oral odor, sticky stool or constipation, yellow urine and leucorrhea.
2. Symptom regulation
First of all, we should eat less spicy and greasy food, and at the same time, we can eat more foods such as kelp, wax gourd, radish, kumquat, corn and so on, which have the functions of strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis, resolving phlegm and eliminating dampness. For people with this syndrome, coix seed is a very good food, which can be used to cook porridge and drink at ordinary times, and it is also a good diet.
Third, blood stasis type
1. feature
Most of them are related to long-term mental stress. I have pimples on my face, most of which are dark in color, or have deep pigmentation and a dull face. In severe cases, there is a needle-like pain in the head, chest, ribs, abdomen or limbs, and the lips are blue. Women with this type of acne are often accompanied by irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, dark menstruation and blood clots.
2. Symptom regulation
Eat more peaches, rape, arrowheads, black beans, hawthorn, vinegar, roses, kumquat and other foods. Has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, promoting qi circulation and relieving depression, and soothing the liver. For people with this syndrome, roses are a good medicine. Usually, you can use roses to soak in water instead of tea, and you can also regulate menstruation while treating acne. But when the symptoms of menstrual discomfort are very serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital for professional treatment.
Four, liver qi stagnation type
1. feature
Most of them are aggravated after staying up late or being nervous, eating irregularly or feeling pain or discomfort in the stomach after eating too much and catching cold. The acne that grows out is mostly on the face, chest and back, accompanied by symptoms such as irritability, bitter taste and irregular menstruation.
2. Symptom regulation
The most important thing is to adjust your mood, relax, don't give yourself too much pressure, take part in more group activities, and strengthen physical exercise, dance, race walking, yoga, Tai Ji Chuan and so on. You can eat more bergamot, orange peel, citron, day lily, kelp, hawthorn, roses and other foods that promote qi and relieve depression and help digestion and wake up. Soaking roses in water instead of tea is also suitable for this syndrome.
Treatment of acne
Don't crowd together.
In fact, acne can disappear through professional squeezing when it is mature, but often we squeeze acne at home in the wrong way, and our hands are not clean, which is easy to cause acne scars and inflammation after squeezing acne. To this end, except professionals, we do not advocate squeezing acne.
Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
No matter for acne on the face or body, acne is a kind of skin inflammation. It is necessary to do antibacterial and anti-inflammatory work to prevent acne from being aggravated by the stimulation of bacterial dust. Disinfection and anti-inflammatory work should be done to the affected area of acne before going to bed every day.
Wash your face correctly
For sensitive skin prone to acne, it is basic to do the most basic cleaning and protection work, but before that, washing your face is more important. It is recommended to use acne cleanser. For oily skin with acne, it is best to wash your face 2-3 times a day to keep your face fresh and avoid oil accumulation.
Effective regeneration
For sensitive skin with acne, apart from cleaning and anti-inflammation, of course, it is necessary to take good care of the skin and let it be unscientific. Choose skin care products that suit you according to your skin type, replenish water appropriately, and avoid the burden of acne.
After avoiding acne, we should pay special attention to avoid direct friction caused by unclean helmets and masks, which will cause skin to be rubbed by unclean substances and cause acne inflammation. Please pay attention to whether the objects that usually touch the affected area of acne are clean, so as to avoid secondary infection and inflammation after rubbing with acne.