Due to the change of lifestyle, senile plaques tend to be younger. Traditional Chinese medicine in Huang Huijuan suggests that people can prevent spots through body conditioning and medicated bath. (Photography/Huang Zhiwen) What is "senile plaque"?
Senile spot, also known as "longevity spot", "senile pigment spot" or "seborrheic keratosis", is an aging disease with abnormal proliferation of local stratum corneum, which is common in the elderly. However, due to the irregular life of modern people, they are often exposed to the sun without proper sun protection, which leads to physical changes, liver and kidney qi deficiency and metabolic disorder, leading to the trend of younger age spots.
Liver and kidney dysfunction is prone to senile plaque.
According to Huang Huijuan TCM, senile plaque is mainly caused by the imbalance between liver and kidney due to the deterioration of physical function, and taking drugs for body conditioning during the treatment is the best. The commonly used prescription is Liuwei Dihuang Pill. If the spots turn yellow-brown, it is usually related to endocrine disorders and stagnation of liver qi. Jiawei Xiaoyao Powder can be used to modify the prescription. If the blood circulation is too bad, you can use Xuefu Zhuyu decoction to enter the liver and promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis; If it is accompanied by blackness, it may be kidney deficiency or kidney disease. Medicinal materials such as Radix Cyathulae and Semen Plantaginis can be used to help diuresis and detumescence. For those with dull complexion and edema due to qi deficiency, Poria and Yellow Horn can strengthen the circulation of qi and eliminate moisture.
Prevention of senile plaque by external application of traditional Chinese medicine bath
Senile spots are the external skin manifestations of the constitution of liver and kidney diseases. In addition to the physical conditioning of oral drugs, the skin can also absorb the effects of drugs through external application and drug bath prescription, and can enter the lung meridian to produce multiplier effect, dilute spots and prevent the formation of senile spots.
External application: White medicinal materials such as Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Cortex Dictamni Radicis, Radix Ophiopogonis, Trichosanthis Radix, Radix Ophiopogonis, and Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae are ground into powder according to the ratio of 1: 1, then added with water to make paste and applied to the skin.
Medicine bath practice:
Wrap the externally applied medicinal materials in medicine bags, boil them in water to obtain medicinal properties, and then bathe them in warm water to make the medicinal effects penetrate into the skin and regulate the functions of liver and kidney.
For people with particularly poor liver and kidney functions, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Semen Persicae and Carthami Flos can be added into the above medicinal bath materials to tonify the liver and strengthen the kidney. However, people with hemorrhagic diseases should consider reducing or avoiding the use of safflower.
For people with poor blood circulation, three parts of Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong can be added to the medicated bath prescription to promote blood circulation and improve skin problems.
Traditional Chinese medicine in Huang Huijuan said that the medicinal materials used in medicinal bath can be boiled for about 2 to 3 times, and the soaking temperature should be moderate, and the soaking time is about 15 minutes, about 2 to 3 times a week, which can not only achieve the effect of preventing senile plaque, but also achieve the effect of whitening, moisturizing and beautifying skin. In addition, women who love beauty can also use this as a formula, and add soybean powder or mung bean powder to make face washing water to strengthen cleaning, oil whitening and prevent spot formation.