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Is There a "Secret" Herbal Remedy to Beat Acne?
How about beating acne with a mixture of something like the Colonel's secret recipe? Can you? Or is it bunk?
The answer, quite briefly, is absolutely not.
Acne herbal remedies are available that can help treat acne far faster, quicker and potentially considerably safer than the drugs or creams and lotions that are sold over-the-counter or prescribed by dermatologists. And yet many acne sufferers remain blissfully ignorant of what's out there.
In fact, many alternative medicine practitioners, and some conventional medical practitioners, will encourage patients to use acne herbal remedies to combat acne and a number will use diet as a means to beat acne or to at least treat it successfully.
Perhaps the best, short-term affects for battling acne are liver-cleansing herbs, which you need to ensure are not taken on a long-term basis. However herbs that protect and stimulate liver function are better used long term. These herbs destroy bacteria and fungus that leads to acne (and other problems), but you need to use herbal remedies in a manner that is in keeping with your lifestyle and body.
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You should not however expect any herbal miracle by swallowing 'natural' herbal products that may not do what you expect. Herbal medicine, like conventional, Western medicine, needs to be used intelligently and with knowledge of what is being taken.
Herbs can can help purify the blood and your liver's ability to clear the hormones that are necessary to create a clear skin. The liver is the foundation for this process and you need to understand that by cleansing the liver you are also building the blocks for a clear skin and all-round good health.
It's important to use the herbal remedies together with a good diet so that your body is detoxed and the acne bacteria removed for the sake over your overall good health.
For instance, Ayurveda remedies, which is an holistic system that bases itself on lifestyle and dietary considerations, treats the body as a whole and looks at a variety of factors relating to overall wellness.
Neem is one quite common herbal remedy that is used for treating acne. It is used in ayurvedic medicine as a blood purifier and detoxifying element and is also very useful in skincare treatment. The Neem is a large, evergreen tree that has long been used for its health-giving qualities in ayurvedic medicine.
Neem has strong antibacterial properties that are very useful in fighting skin problems (among many other things) and has been used for centuries in these ways.
Neem's ability to kill bacteria is where its main usefulness in fighting acne is concerned. It can also prevent the inflammation that often occurs with acne.
Haemafine soup is also used as a natural acne remedy and there are a number of other herbs including German chamomile, flaxseed oil, tea tree oil, licorice root, calendula and others that have been successfully used in curing acne.
Mostly, herbal acne remedies are based on reducing bacteria that leads to the clogged pores leading to the complaint. For instance the use of benzoyl peroxide is replicated larged by tea tree oil, but without the side effects that can often come with the use of the compound.
The Japanese version of ancient Chinese remedies is Kampo, which has a herbal combination treatment (TJ-50) that is often effective against acne and which consists of 17 herbs.
Whatever the herbal remedy sought, you should research this area and use the knowledge passed down through the centuries wisely. You'll be surprised at what has been learnt.
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