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Treatment of 60 cases of acne by acupuncture and herbal medicine

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60 cases of acne were treated by applying the collateral-pricking and cupping on Dazhui (GV 14), Feishu (BL 13), Ganshu (BL 18), Xinshu (BL 15) and Geshu (BL 17), in combination with herbal medicine. After two courses of the treatments, the results showed cure in 42 cases, effect in 18 cases, the curative rate in 70% and the total effective rate in 100%.

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  1. ZHAO Bian. Clinical Dermatology. Second Edition. Jiangsu Provincial, Science and Technology Publisher, 1989: 834.

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  1. Department of Acupuncture, Dongguan TCM Hospital, 511700, Guangdong, China

    Huang Xue-mei

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Author: Huang Xue-mei(1967-), female, attending physician

Translator: HUANG Guo-qi

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Xue-mei, H. Treatment of 60 cases of acne by acupuncture and herbal medicine. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 3, 51–52 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02900038

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