Discussion on Professor Xuan Guowei's Theory of Treating Acne by Nourishing Yin and Clearing away Heat

VernacularTitle:国医大师禤国维教授滋阴清热法治疗痤疮理论探讨
Author: Shu-Lin JIA ¹ ; Rui-Qiang FAN ; Guo-Wei XUAN ; Hong-Yi LI ; Xi-Hong GUAN ; Jia-Xi LI
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1. 广州中医药大学第二临床医学院
Keywords: Xuan Guowei; acne; nourish yin and clear away heat
From: Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;32(3):207-209
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ABSTRACT:This paper introduces clinical experience of Prof.Xuan Guowei in treating acne caused by hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency by applying method of nourishing yin and clearing away heat.Prof.Xuan Guowei pointed out that the cause of the acne was the kidney yin deficiency,which resulted in the imbalance of yin and yang of kidney and the hyperactivity of minis-terial fire,thus causing the blood heat in lung and stomach.The treating principal is nourishing yin to discharge fire and clear-ing lung and removing toxicity.Xiaocuo decoction made by the modification of Erzhi pills together with Zhibai Dihuang pills can be used to treat acne.