Food and medicine for acne treatment

People with acne should eat more foods that help the blood become alkaline, such as vegetables and fruits, and less foods that are stimulating, high in sugar and fat.

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Stir-fried meat with spinach

100g lean meat, wash and dice; 500g spinach, wash and cut into long pieces, finely chop onion and ginger. Place pan on stove, add oil, saute onion and ginger until fragrant, then add meat and stir-fry until cooked, add spinach, stir well, season with soy sauce, salt, mix well, add broth, use tapioca starch to make sauce, drizzle in rice vinegar, sesame oil and it's done.

Effect: clears heat, eliminates vexation, nourishes yin and moistens dryness. This dish is used for people with acne or dull complexion.

Stir-fried pork liver with celery

Wash 200g pork liver, slice, put in a bowl, add soy sauce, wine, tapioca starch, ginger juice and white sugar, marinate for 15 minutes. Remove leaves from 300g celery, after washing, cut into slices, blanch in boiling water, remove and soak in cold water. Place pan on stove, pour oil to heat, add pork liver, stir-fry over high heat until cooked, add celery, sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Effects: clears heat, eliminates toxins, calms the liver, prevents and treats acne effectively. Suitable for people with acne due to low levels of inflammation and for people with high blood pressure.

People with kidney inflammation should avoid using it.

Four seasons like spring

Wash and slice 200g cucumber; wash and slice 200g carrot; wash and slice 200g white cabbage and 200g Chinese cabbage. Put all ingredients in a tray, mix with salt and marinate for 1 hour, drain, season with vinegar to make salad.

Effect: clears heat, reduces dampness, helps reduce pigmentation on the face, as well as prevents and treats acne and itchy skin.

Suitable for people with mental disturbances, thirst, and dark yellow urine.

Bitter melon soup with porkack

Cut 200g bitter melon, remove seeds, wash and slice. Wash 150g pork, slice and marinate with wine for about 10 minutes. Put the pot on the stove, add enough water, add bitter melon, ginger slices, boil over high heat for a few minutes, add pork, cook until done, season with salt and it's done.

Effect: contains a lot of vitamin C, effective in clearing heat and detoxifying. Suitable for people with acne, itchy skin; people with red eyes, mouth and tongue ulcers.

Cold food, people with weak spleen and stomach should use with caution.

Hawthorn porridge

Wash 200g hawthorn, wash 70g rice. Put the pot on the stove, add water, hawthorn, rice, first boil over high heat, turn to low heat, simmer until rice is soft and done.

Effect: activates blood circulation, eliminates stasis, and eliminates food stagnation. This dish is suitable for people with orange peel, itchy skin, long-term acne, red and dull complexion; people with high blood pressure, high blood fat, and diabetes.

Green bean and lotus leaf tea

Gypsum (just enough), 8g loquat leaves, 8g dried lotus leaves wrapped in a cloth bag, 30g green beans, washed for later use. Put the cloth bag in a pot, add enough water to boil, take the medicine water, remove the medicine bag.

Add in the cooked mung beans, season with white sugar and mix well to complete.

Effect: clears heat, moistens the lungs, and dissolves phlegm. This dessert is suitable for people with acne and orange peel. It is also suitable for people with heat-induced thirst, yellow urine, and drug poisoning. This dessert contains all cooling ingredients, so it should not be used for people without heat symptoms.

According to Health Life