Psoriasis (49)
Psoriasis
Psoriasis (psora is greek for “to itch”) has been diagnosed in both Asia and Europe for over 2000 years. In China it is known under the names Pi Xuan (Ox Skin Dermatitis), Song Bi Xuan (Pine Skin Dermatitis), and Bai Bi (White Dagger Sore/ Whiite Crust), all of the names pointing out the characteristic scaly look of this common skin disorder. The scale itself comes from the over production of skin cells that are regenerating every 3-5 days, instead of the normal 30 days.
Chinese medical treatment of psoriasis- interview
This past week I was interviewd by Josephine Toulemonde of Optiderma magazine about the Chinese medical treatment of psoriasis. Please use the following link to read it.
Chi Shao-mediated anti-proliferative action on epidermal keratinocytes: implications for psoriasis treatment
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized histologically by hyperproliferation and aberrant differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes.
Progress of experimental study on treatment of psoriasis using single or compound herbal recipes in Chinese medicine.
Psoriasis is a common, chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin
Effect of new Pulian Ointment (新普连膏) in treating psoriasis of blood-heat syndrome: A randomized controlled trial
Pulian Ointment, consisting of two primary herbs, Radix Scutellarie (Huang Qin) and Cortex Phellodenri (Huang Bai), is used externally for the tre
