Guest guest Posted April 15, 2001 Report Share Posted April 15, 2001 Hello, So many people over 60 develop brown spots on their skin, some flat others raised and skin tags. What's the cause for these and how can acupuncture and chinese herbs remove them and prevent more from developing? Thanks for your answers. Shellie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2001 Report Share Posted April 21, 2001 >So many people over 60 develop brown spots on their skin, some flat others >raised and skin tags. What's the cause for these and how can acupuncture >and >chinese herbs remove them and prevent more from developing? These very often are due to Blood Stasis. There is a section on brown spots in the book Aging & Blood Stasis: A New TCM Approach to Geriatrics by Yan De-Xin, Blue Poppy Press, ISBN 0-936185-63-6. " The brown spots on the skin of the face, hands, and upper back are called lao nian ban or old age patches and shou ban, longevity patches. Investigation confirms that the incidence of these brown patches on the skin increases with age. Seventy-five percent of people aged 60-79 have them, while 89% of those aged 80-90 have them. Moreover, if these brown patches on the skin spread widely, then senility is severe. Thus we may see that old age patches are universally accepted as a criterion for determining the senility of the organism. At the same time, old peoples' skin also becomes rough, inelastic, and pigmented darkly. TCM refers to this as scaly, dry skin, and it is a typical symptom of static blood. " (p. 68) You may also want to check for possible Liver imbalance in addition to Blood Stasis. If they are coming from Blood Stasis or Liver imbalance, use herbs to Invigorate the Blood and to correct the Liver imbalance. In addition, if the skin is dry and scaly, Blood tonic herbs may be called for. It's best to do a full TCM accessment on older people because their problems often are complex. Victoria _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 I read where castor oil rubbed on these spots over a period of days will take them off. Houston > " Judy Fitzgerald " <victoria_dragon >Chinese Traditional Medicine >Chinese Traditional Medicine >Re: [Chinese Traditional Medicine] RE: BROWN SPOTS AND SKIN TAGS >Sat, 21 Apr 2001 15:22:03 -0700 > > >So many people over 60 develop brown spots on their skin, some flat >others > >raised and skin tags. What's the cause for these and how can acupuncture > >and _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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