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Chinese herbal treatments for this distressing skin condition are
extremely encouraging, The raised, red scaly patches can appear anywhere
on the body, but most often affect the knees or elbows. The cause is
unknown and it usually affects both sides of the body and often makes
the nails on fingers and toes become thickened and pitted. Psoriasis
responds well to treatment by individual Chinese Medicine doctors,
although they emphasize that some case are very stubborn. RelativelY
mild cases can respond in two or three months. Serious cases take much
longer. The condition is often due to a blood heat syndrome.
Chinese medicine was a last resort for John K, In (20) years as a
Psoriasis victim he had tried every type of therapy from moden medicine
to cold tar baths, with very little response. When he consulted my
clinic, he had large red lesions all over his face and body, the skin
was painful and itchy and he was unable to sleep. He was prescribed a
(14) herbs, served as a tea decoction, to cool the blood and reduce
heat and dampness in the liver and gallbladder meridian. After two weeks
on herbs, the color of the infected skin was paler, the skin was less
flaky, and the pain and itchy feeling was getting disappear. The herbal
remedies contained scrophularia root, which nourishes the yin and
reduces blood heat, plus honey-suckle and isatis leaf to reduce heat and
toxins, and gentian root to cool the liver and gallbladder. Three
changes were made in the prescriptions over a course of six months,
during which time the Patient continued to improve. And his skin has
been cleared for four years.

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