Bitter melon is a food that tastes very bitter. Although it tastes bitter, it has high nutritional value, especially its effect of clearing away heat and removing fire is quite obvious, so it is popular with many people. Bitter melon can be eaten and used. If you know how to use it correctly, it can also be a good treatment for common problems such as acne. So, how to use bitter melon to treat acne? The following will give you a detailed introduction! 1. Can bitter melon treat acne? According to traditional Chinese medicine, blood heat is the root cause of acne, and it is related to the lungs, spleen, and stomach. Bitter melon is cold and bitter in nature, enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians, and has the effect of clearing away heat and removing dampness. Therefore, bitter melon is the first choice ingredient for acne dietary therapy. For example, the dietary treatment of acne includes fruit and vegetable anti-acne juice, and the first choice ingredient in it is bitter melon. 2. How does bitter melon treat acne? Ingredients: Take appropriate amounts of bitter gourd, cucumber, celery, pear, orange and pineapple. Usage: Remove the seeds from the bitter gourd, peel the pineapple and cut into pieces; remove the cucumber. Squeeze the juice of celery, pear, orange, bitter gourd and pineapple together, add honey and drink it. 1 to 2 times a day. Acne is caused by internal heat in the spleen and stomach, heat accumulation in the lung meridian, digestive tract dysfunction, or Chongren imbalance, which rises and stagnates on the face. 3. Effects and precautions of bitter melon Functions and indications of bitter melon: It has the functions of relieving heat and clearing away toxins, strengthening the stomach, removing evil heat, improving hearing and eyesight, and moisturizing the skin. It is often used to treat fever, heatstroke, dysentery, red and painful eyes, acne, etc. Bitter melon is cold in nature and bitter in taste. It enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians. Its functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, nourishing the skin and promoting metabolism can be used to treat acne. It can relieve the heat in the lungs and stomach of acne patients and help alleviate acne symptoms. Bitter melon is rich in vitamin B1, vitamin C and minerals. Long-term consumption can keep the skin moisturized and is very beneficial for the treatment of acne. Note: Bitter melon tastes bitter, so do not eat too much, as it can easily cause nausea, vomiting, etc. Bitter melon is cold in nature, and eating too much can damage the spleen and stomach, so people with weak spleen and stomach should eat less bitter melon; in addition, bitter melon contains quinine, which can stimulate uterine contraction and cause miscarriage, so pregnant women should also eat bitter melon with caution. |
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