Cystic acne according to Chinese Medicine
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A herbal formula that might help with cystic acne
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Promotes Blood and lymphatic circulation, thus eleminates Blood Stagnation. Softens and resolves hard lumps such as cysts and fibroids.
Why might Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan help with cystic acne?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Blood Stagnation and Phlegm in the Uterus' of which cystic acne is a symptom.
Other symptoms often associated with cystic acne
Painful period Irregular menstruation Lochia retention Persistent uterine bleeding of purple or dark blood Abdominal pain Brown vaginal discharge Dark clots in menstrual blood Lower abdominal pain Umbilical pain Breast distention