A Review of Acne Treatments with Chinese Herbal Medicine
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The research aimed to review acne treatment with Chinese herbal medicine through documentary research published in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and PubMed, which specially selected articles issued in 2011-2023, which addressed 20 patients with acne problems and more, who were between 15-45 years old, male, and female, with duration of the disease ranged from 3 months to 15 years and treated by Chinese herbal medicine.
The research found the frequency of applying Chinese herbal medicine for acne treatment that, Gancao was the top rank of Chinese herbal medicine that can be used for acne treatments (75.00%), followed by Zhizi (58.33%), Danggui (50.00%), Jinyinhua, Kiangqiao, Mudanpi (41.67%), and Chuanxiong, Baishao, Tufuling, Huangqin (33.33%), respectively. Besides, the literature reviews of twelve research studies investigated that treatments with Chinese herbal medicine can provide effective treatment results and fewer side effects, so that Chinese herbal medicine can be an alternative treatment approach.
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