What should we pay attention to?
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Lathyrus is a kind of pigmented skin disease, which is characterized by pruritus, flushing and black pigmentation on the face, especially on the forehead and cheek. Common in young and middle-aged women. Although there are few reports about this disease, it is a kind of cosmetic disease. There is no good medicine for it in modern western medicine.
What should we pay attention to?
Lathyrus is mainly caused by the lack of temper and the inability of Qi and blood to moisten the skin; Or because of anxiety and depression, liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, skin loss and nourishment; It can also be caused by deficiency of kidney yin or deficiency of kidney yang. The treatment of this disease should be based on syndrome differentiation, such as invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi, soothing the liver and relieving depression, promoting blood circulation and removing stasis, nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney or warming and tonifying the kidney yang.
Chinese medicine also known as swarthy spots, also known as face (black stem) (heizeng)（ Heigan (black stem) was first seen in Taiping Shenghui prescription, which pointed out its etiology: "phlegm in the viscera, or wind evil on the skin, which caused the disorder of Qi and blood." Ming? Chen Shigong was the first to name it as "Lathyrus, who can't make fire due to lack of water, can't make meat due to weak blood, so that the fire is dry and forms black spots, and the color is not withered.". In recent years, it has been found that the stimulation of coarse cosmetics and excessive sunlight can induce the disease.
What diseases may be complicated by Lathyrus? The skin rash of kidney deficiency type presented as above, with dark complexion; Often accompanied by waist and knee soreness, fatigue, irregular menstruation. Kidney yin deficiency, often accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, dreaminess, irritability, dry mouth, red tongue, less moss, pulse or fine count. Kidney yang deficiency is often accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, cold shape, frequent urination, light tongue, heavy or weak pulse.
matters needing attention
Lathyrus is mainly caused by the lack of temper and the inability of Qi and blood to moisten the skin; Or because of anxiety and depression, liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, skin loss and nourishment; It can also be caused by deficiency of kidney yin or deficiency of kidney yang. The treatment of this disease should be based on syndrome differentiation, such as invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi, soothing the liver and relieving depression, promoting blood circulation and removing stasis, nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney or warming and tonifying the kidney yang.
