Oral Herbal Formula para sa Acne (with Adjustments)

Formula: 30 gramo ng raw gypsum (first boiled), 30 gramo ng raw rehmannia, 15 gramo ng scutellaria, 15 gramo ng poria, 15 gramo ng alisma, 12 gramo ng anemarrhena, 12 gramo ng phellodendron, 12 gramo ng cornus, 10 gramo ng moutan bark, 10 gramo ng peony root, 10 gramo ng peach kernel, 6 gramo ng licorice. For pustules: add honeysuckle and dandelion; for hard nodules: add soapberry spine and pangolin scale; for cysts: add prunella and raw oyster shell; for oily skin: add polygonum and cassia seed.
Usage: One dose per day, decocted with water, taken three times daily (morning, noon, evening). One course lasts 15 days until skin lesions completely disappear and oily skin significantly reduces. Avoid scratching the affected area; avoid fried, greasy, alcohol, and spicy-hot foods. Contraindicated for pregnant women and those with heavy menstrual bleeding.
Function: Clear lung heat, detoxify, nourish yin, strengthen spleen, promote diuresis, cool blood, resolve stasis, reduce swelling. Indicated for common acne.