title: Thirty-two cases of acne treated with blood-letting puncture, cupping and Chinese-drug facemask.
abstract: To observe the therapeutic effect on acne treated with blood-letting puncture, cupping and Chinese-drug facemask. Thirty-two patients with acne were treated with above-mentioned therapeutic method. Cure, improvement and ineffectiveness were respectively found in 24, 7 and 1 case, with a curative rate of 75.0% and a total effective rate of 96.8%. The combination of blood-letting puncture, cupping and external application of Chinese-drug facemask is effective in treating acne.
authors.affiliation: Nanyang Municipal Hospital of TCM, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000628:therapy*; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001815:Bloodletting / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal