How to remove chloasma, Chinese medicine internal conditioning treatment of chloasma

How to remove chloasma? Chloasma is a relatively common skin disease. Many patients seek medical treatment everywhere to get rid of the troubles brought by chloasma, but they can never achieve a good treatment effect. When it comes to treating melasma, choosing the right treatment method is the key. Let’s take a brief look at it below. The appearance of chloasma is mostly related to endocrine, especially the estrogen level in women. Chloasma may occur due to irregular menstruation, pregnancy, taking birth control pills, poor liver function and chronic kidney disease. In addition, sun exposure and mental factors can aggravate the disease.

Doctors believe that if the liver fails to function properly, Qi will stagnate, which will turn into fire over time, burning the Yin blood and causing poor blood circulation, which can lead to disharmony of Qi and blood on the face. If the spleen is weak and its transportation and transformation are not healthy, it cannot produce essence, and then Qi and blood cannot nourish the face. Pathological changes such as insufficient kidney Yang and deficiency of kidney essence can all lead to chloasma on the face.

According to the basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine, chloasma can be divided into three common types: liver qi stagnation type, spleen earth deficiency type, and kidney water deficiency type. According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, in addition to treating chloasma with Chinese medicine orally, it can also be treated with acupuncture, scraping, diet therapy, and navel application.

1. Liver and kidney yin deficiency type: nourish yin and kidney, neutralize qi and blood.

Prescription: Liuwei Dihuang Pills with modifications. 10g of Cornus officinalis, 10g of Dioscorea opposita, 15g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10g of Alisma orientalis, 15g of Poria, 15g of Cortex Moutan, 10g of Angelica sinensis, 10g of White Peony Root, 10g of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 10g of Tangerine Peel, 10g of Leonurus japonicus, and 30g of Polygonum multiflorum.

2. Liver depression and qi stagnation type: Soothe the liver, regulate qi, and neutralize qi and blood.

Prescription: Bupleurum 10g, Citrus aurantium 10g, Cyperus rotundus 10g, Curcuma 10g, Red and White Peony Roots 10g each, Angelica 10g, Poria 10g, Atractylodes 10g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 15g, Leonurus japonicus 10g, Ligustrum lucidum 15g, Eclipta prostrata 15g.

Single-ingredient medicines: Those with liver and kidney yin deficiency can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills and Zibu Ganshen Pills; those with qi and blood imbalance can take Xiaoyao Pills, Shugan Pills, and Baifeng Pills. For blood stasis, use Taohong Siwu Decoction and Tongqiao Huoxue Decoction with modifications.

3. Diet therapy: You should regularly eat foods rich in vitamin C, such as dates, leeks, spinach, oranges, radishes, cabbage, winter melon, tomatoes, onions, persimmons, celery, cucumbers, pears, bananas, watermelons, lychees, walnuts, etc.

4. Umbilical application therapy: Apply safflower, bupleurum, rehmannia and other medicines to the navel.

5. Massage to regulate chloasma: Massage the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian, starting from the outside of the heel and stimulating from top to bottom 5 times. Stop for a while and massage the liver, kidney, spleen, triple burner and other acupoints. Use your index finger to press the lateral bundle bone point of the little toe. Press once per second, for a total of 5 to 10 times. Rub the Du channel area on the midline of the back and waist from top to bottom 5 times, then use the back spine as the midline to rub to the left and right sides for more than 10 times with your palms.