Compound Andrographis Paniculata Tablets

[Characteristics] This product is sugar-coated tablets. After removing the sugar coating, it will appear brown to dark brown; it tastes bitter.

[Ingredients] Andrographis paniculata, roadside green.

[Functions and Indications] Clear away heat and detoxify, cool blood, and diuresis. It is used for wind-heat cold, sore throat, gills, damp-heat diarrhea, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Take orally, 4 tablets at a time, 3 times a day.

Introduction to acne

Acne (cuo chuang), commonly known as whelks, pimples, and pimples, was also called facial sores and wine pimples in ancient Chinese medicine. It is a common disease in dermatology and frequently occurs. According to statistics from scholars, 95% of males and 85% of females suffer from varying degrees of acne during adolescence. So it is very appropriate that everyone calls it "acne". Acne (acne) is a chronic skin disease that occurs in the sebaceous glands of hair follicles. It mostly occurs in areas rich in sebaceous glands such as the head, face, neck, chest and back. The main clinical manifestations of acne are blackheads, whiteheads, inflammatory papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts, which can easily form pigmentation, enlarged pores, and even scar-like lesions. It affects the beauty, and in severe cases can lead to disfigurement, causing great psychological pressure and mental pain to young people. Early detection and early treatment of this disease are important. Timely and standardized diagnosis and treatment can avoid or reduce skin damage.

Causes of Acne

The cause of acne (acne) is clear and is caused by anaerobic Propionibacterium acnes infection, but it is a multifactorial disease. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the face, nose, chest and back belong to the lungs. This disease is often caused by wind and heat blocking the lung meridian on the skin; or it may be caused by overeating fatty, sweet, greasy, and spicy food, which accumulates heat in the spleen and stomach, causing endogenous dampness and heat, and fumigation on the face. ; Or it may be caused by the young body, strong blood, rising Yang heat, fighting with wind and cold, and stagnation of the skin. In addition, the clogged hair follicle opening caused by external cosmetics stimulation is an important cause of this disease. Modern medicine believes that this disease is the result of a combination of multiple factors. First of all, endocrine in the body: mainly the increase in androgen secretion levels, which promotes active and increased sebum secretion. Blockage of the pilosebaceous gland opening is an important factor in the pathogenesis. In the case of hair follicle occlusion, Propionibacterium acnes proliferates in large numbers, causing inflammation and forming inflammatory papules, the basic damage of acne (pimples). Inside the occluded pilosebaceous gland, a large amount of sebum and pus cells destroy the structure of the pilosebaceous gland, forming nodules, cysts and powdery tumors, and finally destroy the skin and even form scars. Acne most commonly occurs between the ages of 12 and 25, but it may first appear between the ages of 10 and 13 or at the age of 30. In addition, frequent acne also has genetic factors. If parents have such troubles, their children may inherit this constitution. Acne often occurs in areas with many sebaceous glands such as the face, chest, and back.

The clinical manifestations of acne

The basic damage is follicular papules, with a black spot in the center, called a blackhead; the surrounding color is red, and rice grain-like white fat plugs are discharged when squeezed, and there are other Small, gray-white papules without blackheads are called whiteheads. If inflammation occurs, the acne will become red and small pustules will appear on the top, which can affect the appearance. After the ulcer heals, temporary pigmentation or mildly depressed scars may be left behind. Some may form various forms of injuries such as nodules, abscesses, cysts, and scars. In severe cases, multiple sinuses and scars may even form after the ulcer. Have an orange peel face. Clinically, one or two types of damage are often more obvious. Oily seborrhea often coexists with seborrheic dermatitis on the head and face. At this time, the face is greasy and shiny, and patches of erythema may occur, covered with oily scabs, which can occur all year round. Not healed.

The affected areas are mostly on the face, but can also be found on the upper part of the chest and back, shoulder blades, chest, back of the neck, buttocks, etc. There may be slight itching or pain, and the course of the disease is lingering, often coming and going, with new rashes recurring, and some may last for several years or more than ten years.

Convergence acne has a long course and is more common in men. Common lesions such as papules, nodules, cysts, abscesses, sinus tracts, and scars are mixed together. This acne is widespread.

Common types of acne

Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous gland structure.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, acne is mostly caused by excess heat in the lung meridian, dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach, eating fatty foods, or excess blood heat and toxins due to bad emotions or endocrine disorders, causing dampness and stasis on the face. Only by distinguishing the various types of acne can we treat it accordingly.

This type of lung-heat-blood-heat type is more common in comedones and papules, and is the milder type of acne. Symptoms include black and white acne, follicular red papules, and rashes ranging from the size of rice grains to mung beans. Patients are often susceptible to external wind-heat, accompanied by symptoms such as dry throat and dry stools, red tongue, yellow coating, and stringy and rapid pulse.

Spleen and stomach damp-heat type is more common in papular and pustular acne. Because patients tend to eat fatty and sweet foods, the spleen and stomach accumulate dampness and generate heat, causing congestion of dampness and heat. Symptoms include red papules and pus papules, often accompanied by epigastric distension and discomfort, poor diet, normal or dry stools, red tongue, greasy white or yellow coating, and slippery or slippery pulse.

Hepatobiliary damp-heat type is more common in pustular, cystic, and aggregate acne. Many factors include heat in the liver meridian, coupled with a taste for spicy, fatty and sweet foods, causing damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, which steams up the face. The symptoms include red papules and pustules, accompanied by bitter taste in the mouth, easy-to-please nature and color, flushed complexion, red tongue, yellow and greasy coating, and stringy and weak pulse.

The heat-toxin congestion type is more common in abscess-type, aggregate-type acne and other types of acne. It is mostly caused by a craving for spicy food, or a feeling of damp and heat evil, which causes internal fire toxins and heat toxins to accumulate and fumigate on the face. The symptoms are bright red and dense, mostly purulent papules, accompanied by thirst and excessive drinking, dry and sore throat, yellow urine and dry stools, red tongue, yellow coating, and rapid pulse.

Blood stasis and phlegm coagulation type is more common in nodular and aggregated acne. The patient has severe dampness and phlegm, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and heat, toxic phlegm and blood stasis are cemented, resulting in long-term rash that does not heal. The skin lesions are dark red in color, hard in texture, or soft and elastic in texture. The tongue is red or dark red with petechiae or ecchymosis on the edges, and the pulse is stringy or astringent.

Acne has different causes and many symptoms. Therefore, if you have acne, you must not smear it randomly. You must ask a doctor for diagnosis and treatment to cure it completely.

Stages and characteristics of acne

Mild acne: 85 acne is mild acne, small in size and small in number. If taken care of well, the acne will not last for a long time and the inflammation will subside. Generally, there will be no scars or other sequelae.

Moderate acne: 10. Acne patients have moderate acne, which is large in size and numerous in number. It is easy to form abscesses, causing pus spots to appear on the top of the acne, which are slightly tender. If taken care of well, the infection will subside. , generally leaves no scars.

Severe and high-grade acne: 2 to 3 patients with severe and high-grade acne, which are large in size, numerous in number, widely distributed, long-lasting, and severely tender. If they are not cared for well, they can easily leave scars, pits, etc. sequelae.

Acne treatment

It is mainly divided into topical medicines and oral medicines. For mild cases, only topical medicines can be used. For patients with moderate severity or above, external medicines must be given at the same time. And oral medicines. Generally, the treatment course of oral medicines takes several weeks to half a year depending on the severity of the disease.

It should be understood that acne treatment cannot be rushed. There may not be significant improvement in the first few days, but most patients can see significant improvement after a few days. They must be patient during treatment. Take medication as directed by your doctor. Most people have the experience of acne, which can range from mild to severe. Acne should not be taken lightly and allowed to take its course, causing scars all over the face. We recommend that if you have acne problems, you should consult a doctor for guidance and treatment. After all, it is human nature to love beauty. With proper treatment of acne, the sequelae can be minimized. The earlier the treatment, the better the effect.

As long as treatment is started, we are sure that acne will improve, but please also remember that the treatment response of acne is very slow. Mild acne will improve within a few weeks, and moderate acne will improve within a few weeks. It takes 1 to 2 months to treat acne, and 1 to 3 months for severe acne, so the condition must be reported regularly.

After treatment, acne may still recur due to failure to pay attention to eating habits or living habits. In this case, another course of treatment is required. Since mild acne recovers faster from treatment, early treatment results are faster and better.

Losing weight will affect the treatment of acne. If you use a weight loss method that controls food, it can easily lead to nutritional imbalances and even diseases! At this time, it is easy to promote the growth of acne.

So many people don’t lose much weight during their weight loss period, but their skin changes! When vitamin A is lacking, skin keratinization proceeds less smoothly, making the skin prone to pimples and roughness, and acne pops up like spring after rain; when vitamin C is lacking, it will affect the healing of acne scars, balance and Adequate nutrition is needed to have healthy skin.