What is the cause of vitiligo according to traditional Chinese medicine?

Generally speaking, there are two ways to treat diseases now. The first is Western medicine treatment, and the second is traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Both treatments have their own advantages and disadvantages, so you should follow your doctor's advice before choosing which one to use. Take vitiligo as an example, both of the above methods can be chosen. So the question is, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, what is the cause of vitiligo?

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, there are generally four causes of vitiligo:

1. Stagnation of Qi and blood. Due to injuries from falls, broken skin and blood vessels, blood stasis occurs. Or violent rage damages the liver, Qi stagnation occurs, meridians are blocked, blood circulation is obstructed, and organ and meridian functions are disordered. Or long-term illness is not treated properly, blood stasis blocks the meridians, new blood cannot be produced, and the blood cannot circulate through the meridians to nourish the skin. All of these can lead to local skin malnutrition and cause white spots.

2. Disharmony of Qi and blood is mostly caused by internal injuries due to the seven emotions, emotional frustration, excessive worry and fear, which lead to disorder of Qi and blood, and the invasion of wind evil, which stays in the skin pores, blocks the meridians, and causes the skin to lose nourishment and produce white spots.

3. The rheumatism theory states that spring is dominated by wind and long summer is dominated by dampness. Rheumatism attacks the skin, causing the skin meridians to be blocked and the qi and blood to stagnate. Over time, the qi and blood become unbalanced, the blood cannot accommodate the skin, and the skin loses nourishment, causing illness. The resulting vitiligo may occur or worsen in spring and summer.

4. Deficiency of both Qi and blood is mostly due to congenital intolerance, congenital kidney deficiency, Yin essence deficiency, and lack of source of Qi and blood; or acquired spleen and stomach weakness, insufficient transformation of water and grain essence, deficiency of Ying and Wei, and weak Wei, which allow evil to enter the skin and generate white spots.

In addition, from the perspective of Western medicine, the causes of vitiligo are complex and diverse. There are many types, such as genetics, stress, trauma, infection, emergency situations, decreased immunity, endocrine disorders, relative lack of copper ions, etc. Therefore, do not be blind when treating it. First go to a professional hospital to find out the specific cause, and then take appropriate treatment methods according to the doctor's guidance.