Objective: To observe the curative effect of treating facial acne with the method of Qinggan Huoxue flow. Method: Total 67 patients with facial acne were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-seven patients were in the treatment group who were treated with the method of Qinggan Huoxue flow. And 30 patients were in the control group who were treated with western medicine. The cure duration was 4 weeks. The subsided circumstance of rash was observed. Result: In the treatment group

8 patients were cured(21.6%)

14 were excellent(37.8%)and 12 were efficient(32.4%)but 3 failed to respond to the treatment(8.1%). The total effective rate in the treatment group was 91.9%. In the control group

2 patients were cured(6.7%)

7 were excellent(23.3%)and 10 were efficient(33.3%)but 11 failed to respond to the treatment(36.7%). The total effective rate in the control group was 63.3%. Conclusion: It has significant effect in treatment of facial acne with the method of purging liver and promoting blood flow( P ＜0.01).