清热燥湿法治疗痤疮的探讨

An Evaluation of Heat-Clearing and Damp-Drying Therapy in the Treatment of Acne

目的 观察使用清热燥湿法治疗痤疮之疗效.方法 用清热燥湿的中药,以黄连、黄芩、黄柏为主药,佐以金银花、连乔、大青叶、大黄、夏枯草、丹参、枇杷叶、甘草等.同时禁食辛辣食物,限食高脂肪食物.结果 临床治疗5例,治愈4例,治愈为80%.显效1例,占20%.疗程最短7d,最长21d.结论 清热燥湿法治疗痤疮疗效显著,且疗程短、费用低.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of heat-clearing and damp-drying therapy in the treatment of common acne. METHOD: Five patients were prescribed to take the Chinese herbal medicine which is chiefly made of coptis chinensis、slutellaria baicalensis、phellodendron amurense and the such following drugs as adjuvant: lonicera japanica、forsgthia suspense、baphicacanthus cusia、rheum officinale、prunella vulgris、salvia miltiorrhiza、rhododendron anthpogonoides and glycyrriza. RESULT: Four patients were cured, and one patient partially cured. The shortest course of treatment was 7 days and the longest course 21 days with an average of 16 days. CONCLUSION: Heat-clearing and damp-drying therapy is a cheap, short-course and effective method in the treatment of acne.