Skin is the body's first line of defense and the largest organ, and abnormalities in the body can also be reflected on the surface of the skin. Skin diseases are common illnesses, and some are not easy to cure completely; they tend to recur after recovery, causing great distress to many patients.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the causes of skin diseases can be divided into internal and external factors. External factors mainly include wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, fire, insect bites, and toxins. Internal factors include emotional disturbances, dietary indiscretions, fatigue, and damage to the organs. The pathogenesis is primarily attributed to disharmony between blood and qi and dysfunction of the organs, leading to wind, dampness, dryness, deficiency, and stagnation. TCM advocates treating external conditions by addressing their internal roots, focusing equally on local symptoms and overall health. Treatment methods are divided into internal and external treatments to achieve the effect of treating external diseases internally.
The renowned late Qing dynasty physician Shi Jinmo was an expert in ancient texts and adept at using “counterbalancing herbs.” He developed many pill and powder formulations for the convenience of patients, including the Blood Toxin Pill for Skin Diseases. Based on his understanding of causality and pathogenesis, Shi Jinmo incorporated 39 Chinese herbs into the formula for the Blood Toxin Pill for Skin Diseases, balancing “hot and cold,” “ascending and descending,” and “dispersing and collecting” properties, resulting in a comprehensive yet well-organized formulation.
In 1959, at the age of 78, Mr. Shi Jinmo donated the prescription for the Blood Toxin Pill for Skin Diseases to the state free of charge. It was then produced by Tong Ren Tang, a company with a 350-year history, making it a renowned medicine for treating skin diseases through internal treatment of external conditions.
Tong Ren Tang Pharmaceutical adheres to the ancient teaching that “no matter how complex the preparation process, one must never skimp on manual labor; no matter how expensive the ingredients, one must never reduce the quality.” They persist in the traditional hand-rolling technique for making pills, continuously upgrading their pharmaceutical equipment and improving product quality standards to carry forward this famous prescription for the Blood Toxin Pill for Skin Diseases.