What are the Chinese herbal medicines with whitening effect?
Among traditional Chinese medicines, 12 kinds of white Chinese herbal medicines have the efficacy of moistening skin and whitening skin. These drug names have one thing in common: they are all surnamed Bai. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine pictography, drugs with white color generally have whitening and polishing effects. Atractylodes macrocephala: a perennial herb of Compositae. This refers to the rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala, which tastes bitter and warm. It has a certain inhibitory effect on skin pathogenic fungi. The ancient book "Theory of Medicinal Properties" said: "Dip Atractylodes macrocephala in wine (or vinegar) and apply it evenly on the face to cure freckles." Angelica dahurica: a perennial herb of Umbelliferae, with fragrant smell and pungent temperature. All ages have been regarded as beauty products. Angelica dahurica is the main drug for making facial fat, whether it is in Qianjin Fat Free Formula or Yurong Powder. Bletilla striata: the underground stem of bletilla striata, a perennial herb of Orchidaceae, tastes bitter, sweet, flat and sticky. External use can lubricate the skin and remove facial sores. Perilla frutescens: Artificial cultivation. Rub fresh perilla leaves under your armpit to cure body odor. Snake grape: a perennial herb with many thin leaves and its rhizome used as medicine. Spicy, sweet and cold. The theory of medicinal properties says: "It can cure the sores and blisters on the face and whiten the skin." Rhizoma Typhonii: It is pungent and sweet, and can be used as facial fat. Mash into fine powder, mix well with wine, and apply it on the face to treat acne and freckles. Tribulus terrestris: also known as Tribulus terrestris, 1 year fruit or perennial herb Tribulus terrestris. Bitter, pungent and warm in nature. It contains a variety of alkaloids and glycosides and a variety of rich peroxidase, which has obvious anti-aging effect, and can improve eyesight, lose weight and remove facial scars. Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Wash your face black and remove spots." Ginkgo Fruit: It is the mature seed of Ginkgo biloba. External use can treat head, face, hand and foot obstructive dermatosis and prevent rough skin. Poria cocos: sweet, light and flat. "Essentials of Materia Medica" says: "Take Poria, grind it into powder, mix it with honey and apply it to the face to cure facial sores." White-skinned cattle: bitter, pungent and cold. Grinding white beef into powder, blending with egg white and washing at night can prevent freckles on the face. White clove: spicy, warm, male sparrow droppings. Soaking honey with it can prevent facial sores and acne and make your muscles shiny as jade. Beauveria bassiana: a hard insect body infected by Beauveria bassiana before the silkworm larvae of Bombycidae get the final taste. Its external medicine is salty, pungent and flat. Can be used for treating facial blackening and obstructive disease-mouth and eye deviation. All of the above can be soaked in water, but I want to say the last point, just soaking in water is not enough. Pay attention to sun protection is the basis of whitening.