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Traditional Chinese herbs to treat acne
If you're like me, you will avoid taking medicines when it comes your health. Many of us believe that drugs are a poison for your body and natural remedies are a better choice, especially in the treatment acne. Accutane is particularly worrisome because of all the side effects. Natural remedies for treating acne will most few if any side effects.
The Chinese believe in having a healthy body mind and soul. They are, after all, those who came with acupuncture. They are known for coming up with alternatives for health treatments.
To treat acne, they found that herbal medicines have been effective as a treatment for acne. Herbs such as neem (Azadirachta antelaea), chaste tree berry (Agni-casti fructus viticus), honeysuckle, yellow dock (radix Rumic) root, burdock seed (artcii fructus), dandelion root (dandelion root), Chamomile (Anthemis flos matricariae SEU), sarsaparilla, milk thistle and burdock root, seed can be beneficial for the health of your skin. Lets break these herbs to see how they could be beneficial in the treatment of acne:
Neem is used as an anti-inflammatory. As you probably know, acne is an inflammatory disease. Doctors usually prescribe topical creams to treat inflammation. Neem is a tree and the tree oil is what is used to treat acne. There are also many other non-acne related health benefits to neem.
Chaste Tree Berry stimulates the pituitary function. Pituitary glands aid in the production of oil. Too much oil production causes acne.
Honeysuckle helps the body detoxify by causing more perspiration.
Yellow Dock purifies the blood and detoxifies the liver. A flow healthy blood is important for overall health, but also for the skin. The liver is how your body gets rid of toxins and a healthy liver is essential keep your skin healthy too many toxins in your body will cause acne.
Burdock Root Seed is a blood cleanser, detoxifier and anti-inflammatory. It is used topically to treat wounds not only acne, eczema and cold.
Dandelion root is a purifying blood and stimulating for your liver.
Chamomile soothes inflammation and helps the internal cell regeneration. Chamomile is a flower that is most often found in teas. It can also be used externally.
Sarsaparilla is a detoxifier that is used as a diuretic and diaphoretic. It will make you urinate more frequently and sweat.
Milk thistle is an anti-inflammatory and detoxifying your liver to regenerate.
There are many more herbs that can be used in the treatment of acne. Do not just go buy a bunch of them. They must be used with care and using all do not cause acne to go away. You need to do extensive research on grasses and to determine the type of acne, you have to find the best treatment. There must be a balance in the herbs used. One might even talk to a certified Chinese physician. The good news is that there are capsules available that contain all these herbs called Derma Cleanse Capsules.
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