From: A review of Chinese medicine for the treatment of psoriasis: principles, methods and analysis
Syndrome types or accompanying symptoms | Frequently added medicines |
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Blood Heat | Arnebiae Radix, Sophorae Flos, Isatidis Folium, Forsythiae Fructus, Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, Coptidis Rhizoma, Radix Rhei et Rhizome, Rehmanniae Radix |
Blood Dryness | Vespae Nidus, Adenophorae Radix, Dendrobii Caulis, Spatholobi Caulis, Sesami Semen Nigrum, Scrophulariae Radix, Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Anemarrhenae Rhizoma |
Blood Stasis | Persicae Semen, Carthami Flos, Paeoniae Radix Rubra, Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Sparganii Rhizoma, Hirudo, Bombyx Batryticatus |
Blood Deficiency | Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Codonopsisradix, Asparagi Radix |
Lots of scales and sever pruritus | Tribuli Fructus, Dioscore Aehypoglaucae Rhizoma, Pheretima, Zaocys, Cicadae Periostracum, Vespae Nidus, Clematidis Radix Et Rhizoma, Scorpio, Cnidii Fructus |
Mouth is dry and thirsty | Ophiopogonis Radix, Scrophulariae Radix, Adenophorae Radix |
Qi deficiency | Astragali Radix, Codonopsisradix |
Arthralgia | Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, Dictamni Cortex, Mori Ramulus |
Sore throat | Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix et Rhizoma, Forsythiae Fructus, Arctii Fructus, Platycodonis Radix |
With damp heat | Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Scutellariae Radix |
Anxiety and insomnia | Margaritifera Concha, Ziziphi Spinosae Semen |
Upper limbs are severe | Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix |
Lower limbs are severe | Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix |
Head lesions are severe | Crataegi Fructus, Campsis Flos, Smilacis Chinae Rhizoma |