Research Overview on Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Photosensitive Skin Diseases
10.3969/j.issn.1005-5304.2015.01.040
- VernacularTitle:光敏性皮肤病中医药研究概述
- Author:
Yi ZHANG
;
Weifan LI
;
Liyun SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
photosensitive skin diseases;
traditional Chinese medicine therapy;
review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2015;(1):126-129
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Photosensitive skin diseases belong to physical skin diseases, which are caused by sunlight. Its clinical features are exposed parts of skin erythema, blisters or pleomorphic lesions, skin burning and itching consciously, and vary in different seasons. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the pathogenesis of the disease lies in accountability phototoxic invasion, in vivo accumulation of heat, and natural tolerance to poor light. Traditional Chinese medicine therapy is often used in typing, syndrome differentiation, combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, Chinese medicine for external use and other means, and has achieved remarkable curative effects. However, there are still many problems about photosensitive skin diseases in the aspect of clinical and basic researches, and should be solved and improved.
