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Acne vulgaris

Acne vulgaris is organized here as a clinical-education profile with 90 documented source sections and 23 pattern-specific sections. Manifestations, treatment principles, organs and systems, formulas, and acupuncture points are kept in separate evidence groups below. Review the documented pattern context and source relationships; this page does not diagnose or recommend treatment.

Key reference facts

Reference type
diagnosis
Health area
Skin, hair & tissue
Related symptoms
skin changes
Pattern records
Wind-Heat and toxins in the Upper Jiao; Upper Jiao Fire; Interior Heat in the Upper Jiao; Exogenous Wind-Heat; Liver Fire Scorches the Lungs; Lung Heat

Related library records

Source reference: Condition index

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