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What is Acne?

      Acne is the most frequent and unpleasant dermatologic problem. Every fifth person on this planet suffers of this embarrassing disease. First of all, acne is not an infectious disease. It is provoked by the interaction of the normal saprophyte bacterium and a very oily skin.

     The increase of the sebum secretion blocks the pilosebaceous excretion channel and thus blackheads appear. The hair follicle's colonization by the bacterium called "Propionibacterium" produces the inflammation and the papules and pustules. The most common sites of acne are the face, chest, shoulders and mostly on the back but also on the scalp.

     This disease affects both girls and boys and it worsens at the age of 17. The lesions' intensity decreases towards the age of 21 and at the age of 25 they disappear all alone. Only 5% of the women and 1% of the men at the age 40 are still affected by acne.

     According to some authors, the acne is hereditary but this is not proven yet. What is for sure is that stress causes acne - as students who have exams can confess. This disease provokes depressions, anxiety and social and professional handicap which closes the vicious circle.

     Girls noticed, of course, an increase of the eruption during the menstruation and the mentality that the problem will be solved once one begins the sexual life or that abstinence determined its aggravation, remains only a myth.

Beside the acne vulgaris we have already mentioned, there are other clinical forms of acne, listed according to their origin, such as:

  • newborns acne
  • postnatal acne
  • acne caused by medication
  • acne caused by industrial chemical substances (such as chlorine)
  • acne caused by oil-based products, pomades and cosmetic products
  • acne estival or after ionizing radiations






Other medicinal plants

Aloe Vera plant
Anise
Arnica
Artichoke
Asparagus
Barberry
Barley
Basil
Bilberry Bush
Bindweed
Birch Tree
Black Currant
Black Locust
Brier
Buckthorn
Buckwheat
Butterbur
Caraway
Castor Oil
Celandine
Celery
Chamomile
Chicory
Clover
Clubmoss
Coneflower
Coriander
Cornflower
Cowslip
Dandelion
Elecampane
Elder
Fennel
Garlic
Gentian
Ginkgo Biloba
Ginseng
Horseradish
Horsetail
Hot Pepper
Iris
Jasmine
Lady's Mantle
Laurel
Lavender
Linden Tree
Pansy
Pot Marigold
Marijuana
Marjoram
Marsh Mallow
Meadow Sage
Milfoil
Mint
Mistletoe
Mullein
Mustard
Nettle
Oat
Onion
Parsley
Parsnip
Patience Dock
Rattle
Red Poppy
Roadweed
Rockcap Fern
Rosemary
Rye
Savory
Sea Buckthorn
Sesame
Shepherd's Purse
Silverweed
Spinach
Soy
Underbrush
Wheat
Wild Strawberry
Wood Avens
Wormwood


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