Exploration of the Clinical Idea of Treating Chloasma based on the Theory of Phase Fire

Abstract

Melasma is prevalent in women and is a refractory pigmentary disorder caused by multiple factors. Chinese medicine has certain efficacy and advantages in treating chloasma. Most medical practitioners conclude that chloasma is mostly dominated by qi, blood, meridians and so on. The ‘phase fire theory’ focuses on the liver and kidneys. Proposing that the treatment of chloasma should be based on regulating the liver, nourishing the blood and tonifying the kidney. supplemented by external treatment to invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It provides new treatment ideas and methods for the typological diagnosis and treatment of melasma.