Conclusion rosacea is a common chronic skin injury of middle-aged and elderly people's external nose, which is characterized by erythema and telangiectasia on the tip of nose and alar, usually accompanied by acne. This disease may be related to drinking and eating spicy food, gastrointestinal diseases and constipation, endocrine disorders, irregular menstruation, demodex parasitism and so on. The disease is divided into three stages according to the course of disease and pathological changes. The first stage, also known as erythema stage, is characterized by flushing on the skin of the external nose, enlarged openings of sebaceous glands and increased secretion, which makes the skin greasy when drinking, eating, hot and cold stimulation or emotional tension. The second stage, also known as papule pustule stage, is characterized by persistent flushing of the skin outside the nose, gradual expansion of skin capillaries, and frequent complications of papules and pustules. As time goes on, the skin gradually thickens and orange peel appears. The third stage is also called rhinoplasty stage. The skin of the external nose is lobulated and swollen, which looks like a tumor. It is called rhinoplasty.

Rosacea is also called rosacea and alcohol nose in TCM literature. The main causes of this disease are spicy food, excessive use of warm and dry tonics, and damp-heat invading the lungs. At the initial stage, phlegm-heat is the main disease, and the disease location is mostly in the lungs and spleen and stomach. Long-term blood stasis For example, in "Successful Operation", "rosacea turns red first and then black" because the blood in the lung is steaming internally and the blood in the outer bundle is cold and congealing blood stasis.

This disease is stubborn. At the same time of treatment, adjusting diet and mood is conducive to the improvement of the disease and avoiding recurrence.

Treatment 1. The symptoms of phlegm-heat stagnation of lung syndrome include flushing of external nose skin, enlarged sebaceous gland opening, increased secretion, bad breath, thirst, constipation, yellow urine and so on. Red tongue with yellow fur and slippery pulse. Fang Yi Qin Huang decoction consists of Scutellariae Radix10g, Gardenia Fructus10g, Cortex Mori10g, Radix Ophiopogonis10g, Radix Paeoniae Rubra10g, Radix Platycodi10g and Herba Menthae10g.

Efficacy of clearing lung, purging heat, resolving phlegm and eliminating dampness.

Usage: decoct with water, one dose per day.

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, Cortex Mori and Glycyrrhrizae Radix can clear away lung-heat and detoxify. Forsythia suspensa, Herba Menthae, Radix Saposhnikoviae to disperse wind and heat; Platycodon grandiflorum enters the lungs and takes the medicine directly to the affected part.

It is said that Kochia scoparia and Cortex Phellodendri can be added to strengthen the function of clearing heat and promoting diuresis.

2. Symptoms of blood-heat coagulation syndrome: the skin of the external nose is flushed continuously, the skin capillaries gradually expand, the skin gradually thickens over time, the sebaceous connective tissue proliferates, and the skin of the external nose is lobulated and swollen. Red tongue, rapid pulse. Si Wu Fengxiao drink for preventing ants consists of 20g of Radix Rehmanniae, 65438 00g of Radix Angelicae Sinensis, 65438 00g of Radix Paeoniae Rubra, 65438 00g of Rhizoma Chuanxiong, 65438 00g of Herba Schizonepetae, 65438 00g of Herba Menthae, 65438 00g of Radix Bupleuri and 65438 00g of Scutellariae Radix.

Clearing lung and purging stomach, cooling blood and removing blood stasis.

Usage: decoct with water, one dose per day.

In the prescription, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Scrophulariae are used to cool blood and promote blood circulation, nourish yin and moisten dryness. Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Flos Chrysanthemi Indici, and Cortex Mori for clearing away lung heat and invigorating spleen; Cicadas, tinea alba, Kochia scoparia, expelling wind and relieving itching.

It is said that Kochia scoparia and Cortex Phellodendri can be added to strengthen the function of clearing heat and promoting diuresis.