From: A review of Chinese medicine for the treatment of psoriasis: principles, methods and analysis
Type | Skin lesions | Tongue | Accompanied symptoms | Onset characteristics |
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Blood Heat | Rashes developed rapidly Shape of drop, coin, or mixture Lesions color is red Scales are ceaseless | Tongue color is red | Upset Thirsty Constipation Short and red urine | Progression stage Short course Patients have a history of mental and dietary factors, cold, tonsillitis and pharyngitis |
Blood Stasis | Lesions are stiff, thick Most lesions are coins or plaques of different sizes, a few are oyster shaped Lesions color is dark red Scales are thick and dry Scales are not easy to fall off New rashes are rare Itching or not | Tongue color is dark purple tongue or dark red with ecchymosis Tongue coating is thin, white or yellow | Dry mouth but not willing to drink | Quiescent stage Long course of illness |
Blood Dryness | Lesions’ shape of plaque Lots of scales Lesions’ base is bright or light red Even dry and bleeding Heat dissolves Dryness: Lesions burn the hand and pain Deficiency turns into Dryness: Base color is light and scale is not thick and sometimes with itching | Heat dissolves Dryness: Tongue color is red Tongue coating color is yellow Deficiency turns into Dryness: Tongue is pale Tongue coating is clean | Heat dissolves Dryness: Dry mouth and throat Constipation Short and red urine | Progressive or quiescent stage |
Blood Deficiency | Lesions are thin Most Lesions are patchy, or all over the body Pale red or dull Scales are dry and fall off layer by layer New rashes are rare Pruritus is mild or severe | Tongue color is pale red tongue Tongue coating is less or clean | Lusterless complexion Fatigue or dizziness Sleep less Loss of appetite | Quiescence period Short course of illness |