Chinese Medicine has been used to treat dermatology conditions for more than three thousand years of history. Its vast clinical experience and the understanding of the herbal nature shown great success in treating skin disorder traditionally using acupuncture, internal, and external Chinese Herbs application. Examples of skin disorders are eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, abscess, boil, and cellulitis.

The most common pattern that seen in skin disorder condition is heat toxin, thus heat clearing and toxin removal is the main treatment principle of acupuncture and Chinese medicine Herbs. The use of heat clearing herbs should only be prescribed by a qualified Chinese Medicine doctor. This is due to the potential of damaging to the yang energy of the body and the risk of introducing coldness to the existing weak constitution body result in diarrhea. The formulation of the heat clearing herbal concoction should always be balanced by some warming herbs or herbs that help protect the digestion of the body.

Other than the heat clearing effect that most Chinese Medicine doctors sought after in treating skin disorder condition. Internal disharmony for example blood deficiency with qi and blood stasis is also often seen in patient reported acne or psoriasis. The presence of the pus in any kind of skin disorder is translated as phlegm heat in Chinese medicine. While clearing the heat phlegm, the spleen is also needed to be tonify to help transform the dampness.
Exterior wind or internal wind from blood deficiency or blood stagnation is also a very important pattern diagnosis to take into consideration when dealing with eczema conditions associated with itchiness.

The success of the treatment depends largely on the accuracy of the pattern diagnosis followed by the Individualized treatment strategy tailored according to the pattern diagnosis.

Adherence to the lifestyle and diet change is also another important factor to help reduce the flaring up of pustule in Rosacea or acne patients. Alchohol and spicy food are the two main culprits that should be avoided in patients suffering from Rosacea or acne.