Clinical and experimental research on Cuochuang Misture for treatment of acne vulgaris of syndrome of dampness and heat in lung and stomach / 中华中医药杂志

Objectives:To observe the therapeutic effect of Cuochuang Misture on acne vulgaris and study the mechanism by external bacteria repressing experiment.Methods:34 cases of acne of syndrome of dampness and heat in lung and stomach were treated with Cuochuang Misture and 28 cases with Dangguikushen Pill as controls,and their curative effect were compared;Different concentration of Cuochuang Misture were used to inhibit Propionibacterium acnes(P.ance)and Malassezia furfur(M.furfur).Results:The clinical total effective rates were 94.12%in the treatment group,and 89.29%in the control group.The scores of skin lesions and syndromes reduced obviously between two groups in the end of the treatment(P