Treatment for acne: An historical nutritional perspective

Medical nutrition therapy as a potential treatment for acne is not new, although the literature examining diet and acne during the past 100 years is mixed. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, diet was commonly used as an adjunct treatment for acne. An 1878 article in The British Medical Journal r...

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Published inJournal of the Australian-Traditional Medicine Society Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 194 - 196
Main Author Eddey, Stephen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Meadowbank Australian Traditional-Medicine Society 01.09.2014
Australian Traditional-Medicine Society Ltd
Subjects
Acne
Antiacne agents
Diet therapy
Drug therapy
Evaluation
Medical ethics
Nutritional anthropology
Treatment
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Summary:Medical nutrition therapy as a potential treatment for acne is not new, although the literature examining diet and acne during the past 100 years is mixed. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, diet was commonly used as an adjunct treatment for acne. An 1878 article in The British Medical Journal recommends a 'tincture of iodine' and a 'sulphur-vapour douche or vapour-bath', and that if 'the sebaceous glands and follicles become overloaded, they should be relieved by pressure between the finger and thumbnail, and by frequent washings with warm water and oatmeal; after which a good rubbing with a flesh-brush will remove the contents of a number of the pimples', followed by 'a cooling zinc or calamine lotion, to be painted upon the face with a camel-hair brush two or three times a day'.
Bibliography:Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, Vol. 20, No. 3, Spring 2014: 194-196
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ISSN:1326-3390