Table 7 Chinese medicine bath combined with phototherapy
From: A review of Chinese medicine for the treatment of psoriasis: principles, methods and analysis
No | Phototherapy | Syndrome types of patients | Number of cases | Efficiency (%) | Adverse reaction | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Stasis, Blood Dryness | 300 | 100 | Not mentioned | [103] |
2 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Stasis, Blood Dryness | 196 | 100 | Some patients had dry and itchy skin, and their symptoms improved after topical Vaseline cream; All patients had pigmentation spots on their skin after phototherapy, but gradually relieved after treatment | [104] |
3 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat | 62 | 98.4 | Skin itching and erythema occurred in 3 patients | [105] |
4 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Dryness | 57 | 98.2 | Not mentioned | [106] |
5 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Stasis, Blood Dryness | 50 | 98 | No obvious abnormality is found (specific conditions are not mentioned) | [107] |
6 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Dryness | 50 | 98 | One patient had skin pruritus, one patient had burning sensation, and one patient had dry skin | [108] |
7 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Dryness | 75 | 97.3 | After phototherapy, the skin of 2 patients was slightly dry and 3 patients had skin flushing and burning pain | [109] |
8 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Stasis, Blood Dryness | 56 | 96.4 | After phototherapy, 10 patients had dry and itchy skin and 3 patients had light erythema. After external application of emollient and adjustment of irradiation dose, the symptoms disappeared | [110] |
9 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Dryness | 75 | 96 | The skin of 3 patients was slightly dry and 5 patients had skin flushing and burning pain | [111] |
10 | NB-UVB | Blood Heat, Blood Stasis, Blood Dryness | 60 | 95 | Not mentioned | [112] |