1, traditional Chinese medicine whitening mask
(1) Materials: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, seed kernel, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, mung bean powder, sandalwood, etc.
Usage:
Wash your face: add some water.
Apply to the face: add honey, milk and 1/4 protein, apply to the whole face (eyes and mouth are not enough, of course), dry and wash with water. 1 ~ twice a week (not too many times, the skin can't stand it), can be used for acne, black spots and freckles, and can also reduce the pores near the nose. People who have used it feel good, and their skin becomes white and tender and cheap.
(2) Material: 6 grams of Angelica dahurica; Egg yolk1; 1 tbsp honey; Cucumber juice 1 teaspoon; 3 tablespoons olive oil.
Usage:
First, put the powder of Radix Angelicae Dahuricae into a bowl, add the egg yolk and stir well.
Then add honey and cucumber juice, stir well and apply it to your face. After about 20 minutes, rinse with water.
After washing your face, apply olive oil to your face with a cotton pad for about 5 minutes.
Then cover your face with a hot towel. At this point, the cotton pad does not need to be removed.
After the towel cools, take off the towel and cotton pad and wash your face.
2, the beauty effect of traditional Chinese medicine
(1) Ganoderma lucidum: the savior of aging skin
Ganoderma lucidum is a fungal plant, which is recognized by Chinese medicine experts as a precious medicinal material for nourishing, strengthening and prolonging life. Ganoderma lucidum not only has the functions of moistening lung, relieving cough, protecting liver and detoxifying, but also has the functions of anti-aging and beautifying face. Compendium of Materia Medica holds that Ganoderma lucidum "has a good color, and it will prolong life if taken for a long time." Modern research shows that Ganoderma lucidum contains many trace elements, among which magnesium and zinc have the function of delaying aging. The polysaccharide contained in Ganoderma lucidum can scavenge free radicals in the body, protect cells and cell membranes, and delay aging. Ganoderma lucidum also has a calming effect.
Beauty efficacy: Ganoderma lucidum has obvious curative effect on sallow complexion, mental fatigue and haggard face caused by neurasthenia; Ganoderma lucidum is also a scavenger of blood, which can remove melanin and brown pigment from blood and control the formation of freckles and senile plaques.
(2) Ginkgo biloba: make the skin more beautiful.
Ginkgo biloba is a dry and mature seed of Ginkgo biloba, which is sweet, bitter and astringent, and has the effects of astringing lung, relieving asthma, stopping turbidity and reducing stool. It is often used to treat diseases such as excessive phlegm, asthma and cough, leukorrhagia, enuresis and frequent urination. Its rich ginkgolic acid can inhibit some skin fungi in vitro. Therefore, external use can treat a variety of obstructive dermatoses of head, face, hands and feet, and can delay skin aging and prevent skin roughness.
Beauty effect: Pour the ginkgo nuts into the liquid slurry and apply it to the face, which can make the skin soft, smooth, white and beautiful. It must be noted that ginkgo is poisonous when eaten raw. If you are poisoned, you can use the white fruit shell to decoct with water to detoxify.
(3) Pyracantha fortuneana: a new element for whitening skin.
Pyracantha fortunei is a Rosaceae plant, also known as Pyracantha fortunei and Populus davidiana. Its taste is sweet, sour and flat, and it is used as medicine together with fruit, root and leaf. The fruit has the effects of resolving food stagnation, stopping dysentery, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, and is mainly used for treating dyspepsia, infantile malnutrition, metrorrhagia and postpartum abdominal pain. Roots have the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and are mainly used to treat bone deficiency, hot flashes and irregular menstruation. Leaves have the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and can be used externally to treat sores, ulcers and swelling.
Beauty Efficacy: It is said that the ancient beauty Yang Guifei tried to explore the efficacy of various medicinal materials in order to have soft skin. It is said that she keeps her skin fair and beautiful by pyracantha. Modern research has proved that pyracantha fortuneana has whitening effect, can inhibit "histamine" from stimulating pigment mother cells to produce excessive melanin, and has magical effects of diluting melanin pigment and moisturizing.
(4) Essence: the charm messenger of beauty
Perilla frutescens, belonging to Panicum in Labiatae, is a commonly used medicine in clinic and can be eaten. The drug forms are called purple stems in stems, perilla leaves in leaves and perilla seeds for relieving exterior symptoms, which are important components of perilla Jiang Qi decoction. Dispelling cold and relieving exterior syndrome, regulating qi and relieving middle energizer. Indications: common cold, fever, aversion to cold, anhidrosis, chest tightness, cough, abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting caused by crab poisoning.
Beauty effect: the beauty effect of essence has aroused repercussions among beauty lovers, which is enough to show the charm of essence. Rubbing fresh perilla leaves under your armpits can remove tumors, and even more wonderfully, it has a special fragrance that can sweep away the embarrassing body odor. Dry, wrinkled and grayish yellow skin, especially suitable for beauty with perilla. Elastic and fair skin is the gospel that perilla brings to people who are eager to whiten.
(5) Siraitia grosvenorii: beauty fairy fruit
Siraitia grosvenorii is a commonly used Chinese medicine, which is sweet and cool, and belongs to lung and intestine meridians. Known as "immortal fruit", it has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It is suitable for dry cough, whooping cough, thirst and other symptoms caused by lung heat or summer heat, and also has the effect of moistening intestines and relaxing bowels. Modern research has confirmed that the sugar content of Siraitia grosvenorii is 25. 17% ~ 38.3 1%, and every100g of fresh fruit contains 340mg of vitamin C, which is equivalent to kiwi fruit and sea buckthorn fruit. In addition, it also contains alkaloids and triterpenoid glycosides.
Beauty efficacy: Siraitia grosvenorii is generally made into decoction for oral administration, which can make it light brown and slightly sweet; For external use, its concentrated solution can be taken. It can also be used for bathing, purifying lipid peroxide in blood and improving skin metabolism. It has been reported that Siraitia grosvenorii can also be used to treat acne, obesity and rash alopecia, which shows that Siraitia grosvenorii is also a beauty and fitness product.
(6) Aloe vera: a booster for detoxification and beauty.
Aloe is bitter in taste and cold in nature, and belongs to liver meridian and large intestine meridian. Aloe contains a large number of nutrients beneficial to human body, and also contains special efficacy components such as aloin, aloe mucopolysaccharide, aloin and active water to whiten skin. Among them, fatty acids and vitamin E are the highest content components in aloe, which are the nutrients needed by epidermal cells. It has hydrophilic effect, so it can moisturize; It has the function of absorbing ultraviolet rays, so it can protect against the sun; Can antagonize free radicals, thus preventing wrinkles and delaying skin aging; Has antibacterial and antiinflammatory effects, thereby preventing and treating skin allergy and promoting wound healing, and can be used for treating various skin injuries and repairing after sun exposure.
Beauty efficacy: treatment and prevention of acne and eczema, inhibition of melanin growth; It can whiten and remove spots. It can improve endocrine and make dry oily skin tend to be neutral gradually.
(7) pearls: make the skin whiter.
Pearls can be used as exquisite decorations and medicinal materials. Pearl powder is sweet, salty, cold in nature, enters the heart and liver meridians, and has the effects of strengthening yang and calming nerves, calming the heart and calming the wind, clearing away heat and diseases, detoxifying and promoting granulation. At the same time, it can also be used as a beauty product, which contains a variety of trace elements needed by the human body. Whether it is taken orally or externally, it has the effects of nourishing and protecting human skin and delaying the generation of wrinkles. As early as in Compendium of Materia Medica, it was recorded: "Pearl powder coating makes people moist and looks good."
Beauty efficacy: The whitening effect is remarkable, which has good nutrition and moisturizing effect on the skin, especially for improving the aging state of the skin. Long-term external use can greatly reduce chloasma and pigmentation. Practice: take 3 spoonfuls of pearl powder and a crushed vitamin E, and then mix it with purified water to make a paste. Apply the face and wash it with pure water after 20 minutes.
(8) Angelica sinensis: Give skin a healthy appearance.
Angelica sinensis is sweet and pungent, warm in nature, and enters the liver, heart and spleen meridians. As an important medicine in gynecology since ancient times, it has the functions of enriching blood and promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and promoting tissue regeneration, and has a good effect on sallow complexion caused by blood deficiency. Modern research has found that Angelica sinensis is rich in a variety of essential trace elements, which can regulate human metabolism, stop bleeding and relieve pain, calm the heart and soothe the nerves. It is also called "building material" for skin, hair and facial features, which can make people look radiant and delicate.
Beauty effect: Long-term use of Angelica sinensis can make facial skin ruddy again. Angelica sinensis is rich in trace elements, which can nourish the skin and prevent rough skin. In addition, when returned, it can dilate scalp capillaries and promote blood circulation. Therefore, it can prevent alopecia and gray hair and promote the black luster of hair.