Acne Flashcards
Fenci
Etiologies of Acne
Heat in LU + Blood
Improper Diet
SP Qi Xu
External factors
Pathogenesis of Heat in LU
+ Blood causing Acne
LU opens to the nose + governs the skin + Heat causes the Blood to burn creating pustules + toxicity
Pathogenesis of improper diet causing Acne
Diet of greasy, damp-forming or spicy foods can cause Damp-Heat forming in the LI + ST affecting the face
Pathogenesis of SP Qi Xu causing Acne
SP is not able to properly T + T causing phlegm-dampness which can transform into Heat emerging to the skin
Pathogenesis of external factors causing acne
Cosmetics, household products stimulating Cou Li + Skin
The following are patterns of ______?
Heat in LU + Blood
Damp-Heat in ST + LI
Sp Qi Xu w/ Phelgm-Dampness
Acne
The following are typical S/sx of Acne due to the pattern of __________?
Flushed and greasy face, hot sensation,
comedos are red and some may have
become pustules, mild itching or
tenderness
T: Red w/ thin-yellow coating
P: Rapid + Thready
Heat in LU + Blood
The following are typical S/sx of Acne due to the pattern of __________?
Comedos and pustules w/ pus, some lesions are inflamed +tender, constipation, sometimes diarrhea, dark urine, poor appetite, abdominal fullness
T: Red w/ yellow, greasy coating
P: Rapid + Slippery
Damp-Heat in ST + LI
The following are typical S/sx of Acne due to the pattern of __________?
Chronic acne, recurrent eruptions resistant to treatment, mostly abscesses, cysts and scars
T: Pale, enlarged w/ teeth marks, greasy coating
P: Weak + Slippery
SP Qi Xu w/ Phlegm-Dampness
What treatment principles are used to treat Acne due to the pattern of Heat in LU + Blood?
Clear Heat
What treatment principles are used to treat Acne due to the pattern of Damp-Heat in ST + LI?
Clear Heat
Resolve Dampness
What treatment principles are used to treat Acne due to the pattern of SP Qi Xu w/ Phlegm-Dampness?
Tonify SP
Expel Phlegm-Dampness
Main treatment points to treat Acne due to the pattern of Heat in LU + Blood
LI-11: clears whole body’s heat
LU-5: Clears LU heat
DU-14: Clears heat in head + Yang channels
BL-40: Drains heat from LJ
Ying-spring to clear heat
SP-10: Cools Blood
LI-4: Commander point of face + mouth
BL-13: Back-shu of LU
Main treatment points to treat Acne due to the pattern of Damp-Heat in ST + LI
LI-4: Commander point of face + mouth
SP-10: Cools Blood
LI-11: clears whole body heat
ST-44: Clear ST Heat
GB-34: Clears damp-heat
ST-36: Regulates SP + ST + Resolves Dampness
SP-6: Tonifys SP + ST + Resolves Dampness + Invigorates Blood
SP-9: Resolves dampness
Main treatment points to treat Acne due to the pattern of Sp Qi Xu w/ Phlegm-Dampness
LI-4: Commander point of face + mouth
SP-3: Tonifys SP
SP-6: Tonifys SP + ST + Resolves Dampness + Invigorates Blood
ST-36: ST-36: Regulates SP + ST + Resolves Dampness
BL-17: Hui-meeting of Blood
BL-20: Back-shu of SP
SP-9: Resolves Dampness
ST-40: Expel phlegm
