| Common Acne, named as facial red spots by Chinese herbalist, is a chronic disease generally found in adolescents. Modern medical analysis attributes its occurrence to cause such as hyperfunction of male hormone and sebaceous gland, and bacterial inflammation of pores. Acne mainly appears on sebaceous areas such as the face, the chest and the back of adolescents. It is characterized by appearance of pimples, papules, pustules, milia, cysts and scars. Overseas studies also associate occurrence of acne with unstable psychological states such as anxiety, depression and sleeping disorders. Acne affects not only the patients" appearances, but also their emotions, career and social lives, or even family relationships in a few cases.The pathogenesis of acne vulgaris is multifactorial and repeated attacks easily. Nowadays, treatment for acne has become one of the major topics among Western doctors and Chinese herbal 1 sts, and they promoting a number of different therapies, such as herbal treatment, laser therapy and acupuncture. But they can also lead to terrible side effect. However, clinical investigations prove that no single treatment can achieve satisfying results and this study aims to find out a therapy which is both efficient and appropriate.Chinese medicine practitioners to collect and collate documents and materials:Common Clinical founds the lung by wind-heat type, the spleen type, phlegm and blood stasis condensation type, Chong and Ren did not tone-type. Western medicine acne sores to be divided into endogenous and exogenous acne, acne contact, child acne, Acne-like rash ect. Common acne is one of the endogenous acne. Now dermatologists mainly use medicament of anti-androgen, antibiotics', Vitamin A acid to cure acne vulgarism. Even after the recovery, it might be stay ugly acne scars.The patients with acne in this study are all the type of lung-stomach irregulation and the mainly lesions appears on the face. The history of TCM practitioners investigates the etiology and pathogenesis of acne. Chinese doctor combine acupuncture and herbal drink to treat acne. Treating both inside and outside Is an advantage of Chinese medical treatment. They use herbal drinking heal the inside and applying acupuncture outside. Although there are many factors involved, the treatment is based on adjusting the balance of physiology.Through investigating 50 patients of the common acne(lung-stomach in irregulation type) were assigned to 2 groups, namely the herbal treatment group and the acupuncture group. To examine the therapeutic effects and comparison lesions reduction of two groups. The herbal treatment group using the traditional Chinese herbal "YCHT".and the acupuncture group is applying acupuncture. |
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