Angelica sinensis 15g, Radix Paeoniae Rubra 15g, Rhizoma Chuanxiong 15g, Radix Rehmanniae 30g, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi 30g, Ecliptae 30g, Cortex Moutan 15g, Flos Carthami 10g, Rhizoma Curcumae 15g, and Fructus Corni/kloc. Licorice 6g. Soak in water (except pearl powder) for 30 minutes, fry for 20 minutes, and fry twice for each dose. Mixing the obtained liquid medicines, and making into pearl powder. Daily 1 dose, taken twice. When taking this prescription, stop using it during menstruation, and ask you to sleep on time at night to keep your mood comfortable. Avoid spicy and raw seafood.
The main pathogenesis of chloasma is liver and kidney deficiency, blood deficiency and blood stasis. Nowadays, some women stay up late because of work and study, and some stay up late because they are addicted to TV and poker tables, which consumes the yin of liver and kidney. In addition, women's labor and abortion hurt the kidney and consume blood, so the liver and kidney are deficient, the yin and blood are insufficient, and the weak water and fire hurt the body fluid and consume blood, which leads to blood deficiency and blood stasis, ecchymosis, deficiency of essence in the kidney, and the true color of the kidney (black) covers the face, thus forming black spots. Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Rhizoma Chuanxiong and Radix Rehmanniae nourish blood and liver; Carthamus tinctorius and Rhizoma Curcumae promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; Cortex Moutan, Radix Paeoniae Rubra and Radix Rehmanniae cool blood and eliminate spots; Cornus officinalis, Ligustrum lucidum and Eclipta prostrata nourish yin and tonify kidney; Scolopendra is used to dredge collaterals, disperse nodules and eliminate spots, while pearl powder clearly points out "improving eyesight and removing dryness" in "Materia Medica of Haiyao". The whole prescription has the effects of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, removing blood stasis and dredging collaterals. In addition to taking decoction, special emphasis is placed on keeping in good health according to the four seasons yin and yang, and patients are advised to ensure adequate night sleep, correct bad living habits, keep a good mood and have a light diet.