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What are the methods of treating acne with traditional Chinese medicine?

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Asked on:Apr 10, 2026 07:33 AM

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  • Pine Pine

    Apr 10, 2026

      Speaking of back killers, I think many people are familiar with them. When you walk on the street, you will find many of them. They have slender figures and exquisite figures. But when you see the front, they would be described as horrific. Why is this? The reason is that they suffer from acne. Whether it is a climate problem or a physical problem, the occurrence of acne is an indisputable fact. So, what are the methods of traditional Chinese medicine to treat acne?

      1. Auricular acupuncture treatment

      Acupoint selection: Lung, spleen, stomach, heart, large intestine, endocrine, subcortical. Apply Wangbuliuxing seeds to acupoints on both ears, and bleed the tips of the ears. Treatment is once every 3 to 5 days, and 5 times is a course of treatment.

      Endocrine disorders, excessive androgen distribution in the internal genitalia, subcortex, adrenal glands, and testicles.

      2. Acupuncture and cupping

      First, find the corresponding pimples, pustules, and red spots on the chest and back, pinch the skin, use a skin needle or a three-edged needle to prick it to release the pus and blood, and then apply cupping to make the pus and blood come out until red blood is seen. Use a 45° angle to puncture the root of the pustules on the face, and use external or internal medicine at the same time. If the facial acne has basically disappeared, leaving traces, use the gear puncture method with a 1-inch fine needle.

      Take Dazhui, Feishu, Zhiyang, Ganshu and Weishu, 2 to 3 points each time, Dazhui must be taken. After routine disinfection, prick the patient with a plum-blossom needle or a three-edged needle to bleed, and then cup the patient for 10 to 15 minutes. The bleeding will be 1 to 3 mL and the blood will turn red. Treat twice a week, and 10 times is a course of treatment. Bleeding from the ear tips of patients with excessive heart and lung heat.

      3. Acupuncture

      Acupoint selection: Quchi, Zhongwan, Tianshu, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, bilateral acupoints, Yintang, facial pricking or nearby acupoint selection.

      4. External treatment

      Method 1: Mix half a cup of boiling water (90℃~100℃) with 1/3 vinegar, aim the mouth of the cup at the acne area on the face to fumigate, and then wash your face with a damp cloth after the water cools.

      Method 2: Wash your face with toothpaste and then apply toilet water.

      Method 3: Peel and mash almonds and mix well with egg white. Apply to face or acne area before going to bed. Wash off with warm water in the morning.

      5. Oral administration

      Method 1: Drink rice vinegar and honey in a ratio of 2:1 in the morning and evening to remove acne scars.

      Method 2: Panax notoginseng flower (also known as ginseng flower) is of cooling nature, take 10 tablets daily as tea.

      Method 3: 50g coix seed, 15g sugar, add water to cook porridge, mix with sugar or rock sugar and take once a day for 1 month.

      Method 4: Ligusticum chuanxiong 10g, angelica tail 10g, red peony root 10g, rehmannia glutinosa 30g, kudzu root 10g, trichosanthin 10g, safflower 6g, skullcap 10g, mint (bottom below) 3g, 30g buffalo horn (fried first), 10g peony bark, 10g coptis, 10g mulberry leaves, 10g cicada slough (remove head and feet). This recipe is suitable for young people with facial acne and pustules.

      Method 5: 30g raw rehmannia glutinosa, 10g peony bark, 10g red peony root, 15g dandelion, 10g prunella vulgaris, 10g prunella vulgaris, 10g kelp, 10g seaweed, 10g fried triangular ribs, 10g fried zedoary. For cystic acne.

      The appearance of acne is really painful. Not only is it painful and itchy, but it also seriously affects people’s appearance. It’s really disgusting. Friends who suffer from acne should go to the hospital for treatment in time so that the disease can be cured as soon as possible.