CHINESE HERBS 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
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 both heat you can measure, like a fever, or heat you can't measure - like hot flashes. Heat is also inflamation, hyperactivity, or over stimulation.
The Treatment of Psoriasis with Traditional Chinese Medicine
by Dr Zhu Zhi Qiang from Journal of Chinese Medicine
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Flaming of heat-evil at the qi and blood levels combined with wind |
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Blood-heat and Blood-stasis |
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Toxic-heat and Blood-stasis |
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.
• generalised 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.
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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 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.
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The lesions are dark red or hyperpigmented 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.
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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 gram $49.00
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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 gram $49.00
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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 gram $49.00
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External Treatments
1. Universally Linked Ointment (Pu Lian Gao)
Ingredients
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis) 50g
Huang Bai (Cortex Phellodendri) 50g
Vaseline 400g
Method
Grind the first two herbal ingredients into fine powder and
make an ointment by mixing the powder with vaseline.
2. Bathing once a day in a decoction made
from the following ingredients:
Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) 60g
Tu Fu Ling (Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae) 30g
Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Capillaris) 30g
Da Huang (Rhizoma Rhei) 30g
Ye Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici) 30g
Zi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae cum Radice) 30g
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis) 30g
Method
Each day, stay immersed in the bath for thirty to forty
minutes.
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These formulas are available as whole herbs (that you boil), or as a concentrated powder that you stir into water.
Whole herbs are packaged in daily doses and are 15 cents/ gram. Normal dosage of whole herbs is 28 or more grams per day.
There's a minimum order of 1 pound (454 grams) of whole herbs for $68 USD.- plus $10.95 for shipping any quantity in the continental USA.
For concentrated powder, the cost is 49 cents a gram. Normal dosage is 6 gm/ day.
There’s a 100 gm minimum ($49 USD), - plus $8.95 for shipping any quantity in the USA.
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