Clinical Study About The Therapeutic Effect Of Acne Treated By Xie Fei Xiao Cuo Decoction

PURPOSE: to evaluate the treatment of acne caused by lung heat syndrome in two random groups. The case group will be treated with the clearing lung heat decoction and the control group will be treated with the capsule to clear heat. Both groups will take 4 weeks as one treatment course, altogether the patients follow two treatment courses. During the treatment the clinical symptoms, appearance and so on are evaluated.RESULTS: This research consists of a historical review and analysis of the traditional Chinese medicine, and western medicine knowledge about the treatment, etiology and pathogenesis of acne. The experts clinical experience with acne due to lung heat is also documented. The clinical research will consist of a case control study. After a two month period observation The analysis of the improvement of the clinical signs and symptoms leads us to conclude that the method of clearing the lung heat improves acne with a significant relief of the patient’s clinical symptoms, compared to the control group, and it is a reliable, non-toxic, and without side effects therapy.CONCLUSION: acne caused by lung heat syndrome is treated very effectively with traditional Chinese herbs. The method of clearing the lung heat improves acne with a significant relief of the patient’s clinical symptoms, compared to the control group, and it is a reliable, non-toxic, and without side effects therapy. This therapy has widespread treatment application prospect, but because the follow up time of this research is short, and the sample size is small, further evaluation should be made. A multi-center clinical trial with a large sample and a long period of evaluation can fully asses the mechanisms of action and if this treatment could be a common approach to acne.