First, acne caused by lung heat should be treated by clearing lung heat.

Lung heat acne is mostly caused by lung heat persistence and wind evil, so that lung heat can not be discharged. Its symptoms are pimples, like millet, which can squeeze out white and pink oil. The rash is mostly around the nose and can also be seen on the forehead, with occasional blackheads, dry mouth and nose, dry stool, yellow fur, red tongue and rapid pulse. Use Allium macrostemon powder (mulberry bark) when using.

Second, blood heat causes acne, and it is appropriate to use the method of cooling serum heat.

Blood-heat acne is mostly caused by emotional internal injury, qi stagnation and blood stasis, accumulation over time, and qi and blood nourishment. The symptoms of facial papules are mostly nose, mouth and eyebrows, and facial hot flashes are obvious. Women still have increased papules, red tongue and rapid pulse before and after menstruation. When in use, mix peaches with Liangxue Wuhua Decoction (safflower, rose, cockscomb flower, wild chrysanthemum flower and camphora flower).

Third, the stomach heat causes acne, and it is appropriate to use the method of clearing the stomach.

Stomach-heat acne is mostly caused by improper diet and overeating greasy sweets, which makes the stomach dry and stagnate, and the middle coke accumulates heat and is depressed in the facial skin. Its symptoms are facial papules, like millet, which can squeeze out white powdery oil, occasionally blackheads, mostly around the mouth, but also on the back and chest, and are often accompanied by dry mouth, bad breath, overeating, dry tongue, cold drinks, constipation and pulse.

Fourth, acne caused by heat toxin should be detoxified.

This kind of acne is mostly caused by the accumulation of heat in the lung and stomach, which leads to the reinfection of external toxic factors and the combination of heat and toxin. Its symptoms are scattered papules on the face, mainly small pustules, often flushed around, and conscious pain. Severe cases may be accompanied by burning red, swelling and pain, accompanied by fever, red tongue with dry fur and rapid pulse. Five kinds of sterilized drinks (Flos Lonicerae, Flos Chrysanthemi Indici, Herba Taraxaci, and Purple Flower) were used in the above treatment according to law.

Fifthly, acne caused by dampness and blood stasis should be treated by removing dampness and removing blood stasis.

This type of acne is mostly caused by accumulation of pathogenic dampness in the body, sunken skin, reinfection of exogenous toxins, condensation of toxic dampness, obstruction of meridians and disharmony between qi and blood. Besides papules and pustules, the symptoms are mainly nodular cysts with oily skin. It is best to apply this method. Use Qushi Jiedu Decoction (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, Coicis Semen, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, Semen Plantaginis, and Semen Glycines).