The efficacy of white peony root, white atractylodes, white poria and licorice

As we gain a deeper understanding of Chinese medicine, we increasingly discover that many of its methods have magical effects on health care and beauty. We must know how to use Chinese medicine methods to serve our beauty. Female friends who love beauty must have heard of Sanbai Soup. In fact, Sanbai Soup is made of three traditional Chinese medicines, namely white peony, white atractylodes, and white poria.

White peony root, white atractylodes and white poria are traditional medicines for moisturizing the skin and whitening the skin. Together with licorice, they can also delay aging.

In traditional Chinese medicine theory, white peony root is sweet and sour, slightly cold in nature, and has the effect of nourishing blood. It can treat sallow complexion, facial pigmentation, and dullness; Atractylodes macrocephala is warm in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and has the effect of delaying aging; White Poria cocos is sweet and light in taste, neutral in nature, and can remove spots, acne, and whiten the skin; Licorice is neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effect of moisturizing the skin and deodorizing. It is used for bad breath and chapped skin caused by weak spleen and stomach.

Modern pharmacological research has also confirmed the cosmetic effects of the above-mentioned medicines: white peony root has the effect of scavenging free radicals and anti-oxidation; Atractylodes macrocephala and white Poria cocos can enhance immune function and dilate blood vessels; licorice has an immunoregulatory effect and can be used externally to protect against the sun, whiten and remove spots, and prevent rough skin, etc. Therefore, many whitening skin care products contain licorice extract.

Female friends can go to the pharmacy to buy these four medicines and boil them in water to drink. If you find it troublesome, you can also make your own tea bags. Take 150 grams each of Atractylodes macrocephala, White Peony Root, and White Poria cocos, and 75 grams of licorice. Grind them into coarse powder, mix them evenly, and put them into 30 small bags. Take 1 bag a day, brew it with boiling water, and drink it as tea.

Traditional Chinese medicine beauty has a long history. In addition to Sanbai Decoction, there are many prescriptions that have whitening and freckle-removing effects. For example, the Qiongyu Paste (composed of ginseng, raw rehmannia, white poria, and white honey) recorded in "Hong's Collection of Effective Prescriptions" has the effects of invigorating qi and nourishing yin, moisturizing the skin and whitening.

In the above article, we introduced what Sanbai Soup is. We know that the three whites in Sanbai Soup are actually white peony root, white atractylodes, and white poria. Sanbai Soup can have a good effect of whitening and removing freckles. In addition, it can also have anti-aging benefits.