Do you know the effective methods of TCM to treat melasma?

Chloasma is one of the more common spots on the facial skin of modern women. It is often difficult to remove after it appears, which makes many women who love beauty very distressed. So does our profound traditional Chinese medicine have an effective way to treat chloasma? Let's learn about it together!

Effective Methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Chloasma

Melasma is the most common skin problem among women. It is also called liver spots. It is a type of facial pigmentation. High estrogen levels in the blood are the main cause. Its onset is related to pregnancy, long-term oral contraceptives, and menstrual disorders. Traditional Chinese medicine calls this disease "dark spots", and believes that it is mostly caused by liver and kidney deficiency, which cannot nourish the skin; or liver qi stagnation, which turns into heat over time, damages the yin blood, and causes facial qi and blood disharmony. Treatment should be to soothe the liver and relieve depression, nourish the blood and strengthen the spleen, nourish the liver and kidney, and eliminate color and spots. Here I will share with you some tips on how to treat chloasma with traditional Chinese medicine!

Oral prescription

1. 15 grams each of chrysanthemum, white silkworm, silkworm pupa, 30 grams of polygonatum, and 12 grams of mint. Take 1 dose daily. For mild cases, drink it as tea. For severe cases, take it as a decoction.

2. 12 grams each of raw rehmannia, cooked rehmannia, and angelica, 9 grams each of bupleurum, cyperus rotundus, poria, chuanxiong, bombyx batryticatus, atractylodes macrocephala, and angelica dahurica, 15 grams of white moss peel, 6 grams each of white aconite and licorice. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day. If made into water pills, 6 grams each time, 3 times a day.

3. 12 grams each of moutan bark, chuanxiong, peach kernel, safflower, white bombyx batryticatus, angelica dahurica, and curcuma, 15 grams each of red peony root and white tribulus terrestris, and 6 grams of bupleurum. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day.

External washing

1. 6 grams each of Bletilla striata, White Aconitum, Angelica dahurica, 4.5 grams each of Bletilla striata and White Clove, and 3 grams of Realgar. Grind the above medicines into fine powder, take a little of the powder each time and add egg white to make it into a thin paste. Wash your face with warm water before going to bed, then apply this paste to the spots, wash it off in the morning until it is healed.

2. 30 grams of Lithospermum officinale, 10 grams each of Rubia cordifolia and Angelica dahurica, 15 grams each of Red Peony Root, Sappan Wood, Safflower, Magnolia Officinalis, Luffa Loofah, and Akebia. Add 2000ml~2500ml of water, boil for 15~20 minutes, and apply for external washing and wet compress.

3. Add 15 grams of angelica, 30 grams each of Cyperus rotundus, Equisetum arvense, and mulberry leaves to 1000 ml of water, decoct and obtain about 500 ml of the medicinal juice, and use it to fumigate and wash the affected area 2 to 3 times a day.

TIPS: Women with melasma should keep a good mood, avoid tension and depression, and avoid strong sunlight. In terms of diet, you should eat less salted fish, bacon, ham, sausage, dried shrimp, dried shrimp and other foods, less irritating foods such as onions, ginger, chili, pepper and alcohol, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.