Rosacea

Question 1

What is Rosacea?

Answer 1

Rosacea is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition

Question 2

What area on the face is Rosacea likely to affect?

Answer 2

Center

Question 3

True or False?

In Western Medicine, Rosacea mainly involves facial blood vessels and hair follicle sebaceous glands.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Rosacea causes ________ + visible ______ vessels on the face

Answer 4

Redness
Blood

Question 5

Rosacea can produce small red, ____-filled bumps

Answer 5

Pus

Question 6

How does the etiology of External pathogen invasion cause Rosacea?

Answer 6

Wind-Heat-Toxin invading the body
Blocking LU channel

Damp-Heat accumulating in the skin

Question 7

How does the etiology of Internal Heat cause Rosacea?

Answer 7

Improper diet + SP T + T issue
By eating greasy, sweet foods + alcohol

Body constitution of decline is Wei Qi –> affecting LU –> easily susceptible to invasion by external cold –> causing Qi, Blood + Fluid Stagnation

Emotions
LR Qi Stagnation –> LR Fire –> causing Qi, Blood + Fluid Stagnation

Chronic disease –> causing Qi, Blood + Fluid Stagnation

Question 8

The following are patterns of ______?

LU + ST Heat
Heat Toxin Accumulating in Skin
Phlegm + Blood Stasis

Answer 8

Rosacea

Question 9

Which body condition is more likely to be affected by Rosacea?

Answer 9

Qi Stagnation + Heat

Question 10

The following are S/sx of Rosacea due to _____________?

Redness on the center of the face, red purpura (spots and patches that occur on the skin) visible blood vessels, flushing face, swelling on the face
T: Red w/ yellow coating or w/ yellow-greasy coating
P: Rapid + Wiry or Rapid-Slippery

Answer 10

LU + ST Heat

Question 11

The following are S/sx of Rosacea due to _____________?

Longer duration, papules, pus, or a mixture of red purpura, pus + papules
constipation (Yangming heat)
T: Red w/ yellow coating
P: Rapid + Wiry or Rapid-Slippery

(Body has a condition of Heat already in LU, ST + LI (Yangming))

Answer 11

Heat Toxin Accumulating in Skin

Question 12

The following are S/sx of Rosacea due to _____________?

More chronic, oily + thick skin, dark red or purple skin, lesion that may be bulbous, often seen around the nose
T: Red w/ thin coating
P: Rapid + Thready or Rapid-Wiry

Answer 12

Phlegm + Blood Stasis

Question 13

Treatment principle + points to treat Rosacea due to LU + ST Heat

Answer 13

Expel Wind-
LI-4 + LU-7
BL-12: External Wind
GB-20: Expel Int. Wind

Clear Heat-
LI-11: Clears Yangming + whole body’s heat
ST-44: Cleat ST Heat

Resolve Dampess-
SP-9: Resolves Dampness
SP-3: Tonify SP + Resolves dampness + damp-heat + Generate more Lu Qi
ST-36: Tonify SP + ST + generate more LU Qi

Question 14

Treatment principle + points to treat Rosacea due to Heat Toxin Accumulating in Skin

Answer 14

Clear Clear-
LI-11: Clears Yangming + whole body’s heat
ST-44: Cleat ST Heat
LU-5: Clears LU Heat

Detoxify Blood Heat
PC-7 + LR-2

ST-37: Lower He-Sea of LI + Regulates LI

Move Stool-
SJ-6: Moving Qi + relieves constipation
ST-25: Front-mu of LI + regulates LI

Question 15

Treatment principle + points to treat Rosacea due to Phlegm + Blood Stasis

Answer 15

Resolve Phelgm-
SP-9: Resolves Dampness
ST-40: Expels phlegm (visible + invisible)

Nourish + Move Blood
LI-4 + LR-3: Moves Qi + Blood will flow
SP-10: Invigorates Blood
BL-17: Tonifys Blood

Remove Stasis-
DU-14: Clear Yang channel Heat so Blood can flow freely