Pegaga is mostly found at Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Madagascar and southern region of US and Africa. It easily grows on the warm ground, low and wet areas of both hemispheres, especially abundant in the swampy areas of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of approximately 700 meters.

Traditionally pegaga is put inside the Malay meal. It is so delicious eating with salads and vegetable. You can find this kind of meal at malay restaurant especially at Malaysia and Indonesia until now. The fragrant leaves can act as an appetizer. We can either eat it raw or cook it as part of a soup. The local people believe that pegaga will help to promote wound healing.

On scientific name pegaga is called Centella asiatica. It is a polymorphous, creeping plant, rooting at nodes, with sometimes significant tap root, cylindrical and glabrous stems. This plant, dried and crushed, has been used in the treatment of leprosy, bronchitis, asthma, syphilis, and as a wound healing agent.

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Blackhead is a yellowish or blackish bump or plug on the skin. A blackhead is a type of acne vulgaris. It is caused by excess oils that have accumulated in the sebaceous gland’s duct. The substance found in these bumps mostly consists of keratin and modified sebum (an oily secretion of the sebaceous gland), which darkens (resembling dirt) as it oxidizes.

So how to rid of the blackhead?

1) You can squeeze it out with your nails. But it is not recommended.

2) Wash your face regularly with lukewarm water and a good cleanser at least 3 times a day. Keep on splashing water on the skin because blackheads usually appear on the oily skin.

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Acne is commonly occurred on your skin. Acne is what we commonly refer to as pimples.

Acne occurs when:

• A hair follicle is clogged by thickening of the skin at the opening of hair follicles, oil from cosmetic products or tar
• There is increased oil excretion by the oil gland (sebaceous gland), which is a genetically determined and hormone dependent condition
• There is bacterial infection of the ducts (bacteria mainly responsible is Propionebacterium acnes

Acne is not due to oily foods such as peanuts or chocolate. It is also not due to allergic rhiniti. Acne can present as White head or blackhead which is called comedone, Red bumps with or without pus or Nodules and cyst formation which may cause permanent scar.

It can affect anyone. It is usually worse among teenagers, especially boys. Acne can also show up at any time in your life, even beyond 50 years of age. If your parents have had significant acne, chances are you will have it too.

What can make acne worse?

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