Modified Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula for Acne (Oral)
Formula: Raw gypsum (pre-boiled), raw rehmannia root each 30 grams; yellow gentian, poria, alisma each 15 grams; anemarrhena, phellodendron, cornus each 12 grams; moutan bark, red peony root, peach kernel each 10 grams; licorice root 6 grams. Add honeysuckle and dandelion if pustules present; add soapberry spine and pangolin scale if hard nodules exist; add prunella herb and raw oyster shell if cysts appear; add polygonum and chrysanthemum seed if seborrhea is evident.
Usage: One dose daily, decocted in water, divided into morning, noon, and evening doses. One course lasts 15 days until skin lesions fully disappear and seborrhea significantly decreases. Avoid scratching affected areas; avoid fried, greasy, alcoholic, and spicy-hot foods. Contraindicated for pregnant women and those with excessive menstrual bleeding.
Function: Clears lung heat, detoxifies, nourishes yin, strengthens spleen, promotes diuresis, cools blood, resolves stasis, reduces swelling. Indicated for common acne.