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Experience in treating adult female acne based on the theory of liver and spleen

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DOI: 10.23977/medcm.2023.050716 | Downloads: 16 | Views: 374

Author(s)

Sun Xiaoyan 1, Yang Jianxin 2

Affiliation(s)

1 Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China
2 Tianshui Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Tianshui, 741000, China

Corresponding Author

Yang Jianxin

ABSTRACT

Adult female acne is a relatively unique dermatological condition that has been a challenging problem in modern medicine due to its complex etiology and tendency to recur. Traditional Chinese Medicine has clear advantages in treating adult female acne. My mentor, Yang Jianxin, has extensive clinical experience and believes that the pathogenesis of adult female acne involves liver stagnation and spleen deficiency, with the affected organs being the liver and spleen. The disease nature is a combination of deficiency and excess. Treatment should be based on a holistic approach, employing differential diagnosis and treatment principles, such as nourishing deficiencies and eliminating excesses, regulating liver function, strengthening the spleen, and harmonizing qi and blood. The basic prescription for treating this condition is Danzhi Xiaoyao San, which can be modified and supplemented with other herbs according to the specific pattern differentiation. This approach has proven to be effective in clinical practice.

KEYWORDS

Acne; Adult female; Liver depression and spleen deficiency

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Sun Xiaoyan, Yang Jianxin, Experience in treating adult female acne based on the theory of liver and spleen. MEDS Chinese Medicine (2023) Vol. 5: 116-122. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medcm.2023.050716.

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