The most widely circulated beauty prescription of traditional Chinese medicine may be the Sanbai Decoction recorded in the Medical Book Introduction to medicine in the Ming Dynasty (16th century), “five grams of white peony, Atractylodes macrocephala and white Poria cocos, two and a half grams of licorice, boiled in water and warm.”
This prescription was first used to treat typhoid fever and asthenia. Later, it was found that it could replenish qi, benefit blood, whiten and moisten the skin, and then it spread among the people
This prescription is well matched and suitable for rough skin, yellowing, chloasma, pigmentation, etc. caused by deficiency of Qi and blood
The most widely circulated beauty prescription of traditional Chinese medicine may be the Sanbai Decoction recorded in the Medical Book Introduction to medicine in the Ming Dynasty (16th century), “five grams of white peony, Atractylodes macrocephala and white Poria cocos, two and a half grams of licorice, boiled in water and warm.”
This prescription was first used to treat typhoid fever and asthenia. Later, it was found that it could replenish qi, benefit blood, whiten and moisten the skin, and then it spread among the people
This prescription is well matched and suitable for rough skin, yellowing, chloasma, pigmentation, etc. caused by deficiency of Qi and blood
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that whether a person’s skin is pleasant or not is closely related to the functions of the Zang Fu organs. If the Zang Fu organs are diseased and the Qi and blood are not harmonious, the skin will be rough and the face will have spots
Therefore, the prescription starts with the functions of regulating qi and blood and regulating the five internal organs, so as to whiten and remove spots
White peony, Atractylodes macrocephala and white Poria cocos are traditional medicines for moisturizing and whitening skin. Together with licorice, they can also delay aging
In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, white peony is sweet and sour in taste, slightly cold in nature, has the effect of nourishing blood, and can treat yellowing, color spots and dullness of the face; Atractylodes macrocephala is warm in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and has the effect of delaying aging; White Poria cocos is sweet and light in taste, flat in nature, and can remove spots and whiten; Licorice is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effect of moistening and deodorizing. It is used to treat halitosis and chapped skin caused by weakness of the spleen and stomach
Modern pharmacological studies have also confirmed the cosmetic effects of the above drugs: white peony has the functions of scavenging free radicals and antioxidation; Atractylodes macrocephala and white Poria cocos can enhance immune function and expand blood vessels; Licorice has an immunomodulatory effect. It can prevent sun, whiten and remove spots externally, prevent rough skin, etc. Therefore, many whitening and skin care products contain licorice extract
Female friends can buy these four drugs at the drugstore and fry them in water
If it’s troublesome, you can also make your own tea bags. Take 150 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, Paeonia lactiflora, white Poria cocos and 75 grams of licorice, grind them into coarse powder, mix them evenly, and put them into 30 small bags. Take 1 bag every day and brew it with boiling water for tea
In fact, Chinese medicine has a long history of cosmetology. In addition to Sanbai soup, Ge Hong of the Jin Dynasty created a cosmetology facial mask made of eggs, fragrant powder and almonds in his “elbow to save the dead.”
There are also many formulas with whitening and freckle removing effects, such as Qiongyu cream (composed of ginseng, Rehmannia glutinosa, white Poria cocos and white honey) recorded in Hong’s collection and test formula, which has the functions of Nourishing Qi, nourishing Yin, moistening skin and whitening
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