CHINESE HERBS & CHINESE MEDICINE FOR PSORIASIS

Psoriasis is not simply a topical condition. It is rooted in "internal dryness". In most cases, Chinese herbal medicine can offer help to people with this condition.

» Causes of Psoriasis According to TCM

» Treatment of Psoriasis with Chinese Medicine

» Topical Chinese Herbal Medicine for Psoriasis

» Foods as Medicine for Psoriasis

» Herbal Consultation for Psoriasis by E-Mail

Causes of Psoriasis

Psoriasis is called Song Pi Xian. When it appears in dotted form it is called Bai Bi. It is said to be caused by malnourishment of the skin due to Blood Dryness. Such dryness can be caused by Invasion of Pathogenic Wind or by Heat. "Heat", in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), refers to heat you can measure, like a fever, as well as heat you cannot measure - like hot flashes. Heat is also inflammation, hyperactivity, or over stimulation.

Treatment of Psoriasis with Traditional Chinese Medicine

By Dr. Zhu Zhi Qiang from The Journal of Chinese Medicine

1. Flaming of heat-evil at the qi and blood levels combined with wind.

SYMPTOMS:

Erythema and scales appear continuously, expanding and spreading throughout the skin of the body. The lesions are flushed and swollen. The scales are easily shed when scratched. Itching is sometimes intense.

Generalized symptoms may include aversion to heat, restlessness, thirst, a bitter taste in the mouth, sore throat, slight fever, constipation, and yellow and scanty urination. The tongue is reddened or dark red with a thin yellow or white coating, and the pulse is rapid and taut or slippery.

  • generalized erythematous lesions.
  • aversion to heat.
  • intense itching and thirst.
  • taut, slippery and forceful pulse.
  • a crimson or red tongue with a yellow coating.

Clear heat, resolve toxins and expel wind.

LIANG XUE XIAO FENG TANG

Ingredients:

Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae) 30g

Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum) 15g

Bai Mao Gen (Rhizoma Imperatae Cylindricae) 30g

Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae Ningpoensis) 9g

Zhi Mu (Radix Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis) 12g

Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae) 9g

Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae) 15g

Niu Bang Zi (Fructus Arctii Lappae) 9g

Jing Jie (Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae) 9g

Fang Feng (Radix Ledebouriellae Sesloidis) 9g

Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis) 6g

100 grams, $49.00

Take one Tablespoon (3 grams), mixed with liquid or food, 3 times a day, preferably on an empty stomach.

2. Blood-heat and Blood-stasis.

SYMPTOMS:

The skin lesions are less severe than in the first type and the swelling is not as pronounced. The course of the disease is slow, with new lesions appearing sporadically.

Psoriasis lesions of this type are usually purple red macules (a macule is a flat discoloration that has a definite border) that are moist and covered by a thick layer of tightly adhering scales.

•the lesions are moist and the macules a purple red colour.

•the macules are covered by scales with new lesions appearing sporadically.

•slippery pulse, red tongue with a yellow coating.

Remove pathogenic heat from the blood, regulate the circulation of qi and resolve toxins.

NIU PI XUAN HAO FANG

Ingredients:

Tu Fu Ling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae) 30g

Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae) 30g

Ban Lan Gen (Radix Isatidis seu Baphicacanthi) 15g

Da Qing Ye (Folium Daqingye) 15g

Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae Ningpoensis) 9g

Mai Men Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici) 9g

Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae) 9g

Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae) 9g

Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis) 9g

Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 9g

Hong Hua (Flos Carthami Tinctorii) 9g

100 grams, $49.00

Take one Tablespoon (3 grams), mixed with liquid or food, 3 times a day, preferably on an empty stomach.

3. Toxic-heat and Blood-stasis.

SYMPTOMS:

The lesions are dark red or hyper-pigmented and covered by dark, thick, hard and adherent scales. Occasionally, the scales are rough like an oyster shell. Long-standing lesions may overlap, causing the skin to take on a map-like appearance. Sometimes these large lesions may be affected by itching, pain and fissuring. In some cases, the joints do not function properly. The lesions persist for a prolonged period (tens of years).

•large thickened psoriatic plaques.
•stubborn lesions.
•dryness in the mouth.
•constipation.
•deep-slippery and forceful pulse.
•purple red tongue with a yellow and greasy coating.

Clear heat and promote diuresis, remove blood stasis and resolve toxins.

NIU PI XUAN ER HAO FANG

Ingredients:

Tu Fu Ling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae) 30g

Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Capillaris) 15g

Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae) 15g

Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japonicae) 15g

Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae) 15g

Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum) 15g

Pu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci Mongolici cum Radice) 10g

Zi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae cum Radice) 10g

San Leng (Rhizoma Sparganii) 10g

Ye Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici) 10g

100 grams, $49.00

Take one Tablespoon (3 grams), mixed with liquid or food, 3 times a day, preferably on an empty stomach.

Topical Chinese Herbal Medicine for Psoriasis

1. PSORIASIS OINTMENT: Universally Linked Powder for Ointment (Pu Lian Gao)

Ingredients:

Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis) 50g
Huang Bai (Cortex Phellodendri) 50g
Vaseline 400g or vegetable oil

Method 1:
Melt vaseline; then Make an ointment by mixing the powder with melted vaseline. Allow to harden. Spread on affected area twice a day.

Method 2:
Mix contents with vegitable oil. Try different quantities to get the desired consistancy and effect. Spread on effected area twice a day.

2. PSORIASIS BATHING MIXTURE

Method
Dissolve the following herbal powder in hot water. Bathing once a day adding 20-30 grams of the mixture to the water:

Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) 40g
Tu Fu Ling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae) 10g
Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Capillaris) 10g
Da Huang (Rhizoma Rhei) 10g
Ye Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici) 10g
Zi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae cum Radice) 10g
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis) 10g

Each day, stay immersed in the bath for thirty to forty minutes.

Herbal Consulation for Psoriasis

A consultation consists of several e-mail exchanges resulting in an herbal prescription, treatment plan and possibly other suggestion.

Consultations do not include the cost of herbs. In your first e-mail, briefly describe yourself. Mention your gender, age, occupations, symptoms (including how long you've had them for) and any Western diagnosis. List the medicines you use and occasions when you have been hospitalized for any reason.

Attachments such as photos or videos are OK, but not necessary.

Email consultation
$60

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