Chinese Medicine as Supporting Therapy for Psoriasis: Past, Present, and Future.
10.1007/s11655-022-3683-8
- Author:
Xue-Yuan YANG
1
;
Wan-Ling CAI
2
;
Chen-Lu GUO
1
;
Qi-Hua CHEN
3
Author Information
1. Department of Andrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, China.
2. Department of Dermatology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
3. Department of Andrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, China. 1105165868@qq.com.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Chinese herbal medicine;
Chinese medicine;
molecular mechanism;
network pharmacology;
psoriasis vulgaris
- MeSH:
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*;
Psoriasis/therapy*;
Research Design;
Drug Therapy, Combination
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2023;29(3):280-288
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease and an important health concern. Western medicine and therapies are the main treatment strategies for psoriasis vulgaris (PV); however, the overall prognosis of patients with PV is still poor. Therefore, PV prevention is especially crucial. Chinese medicine (CM) has a long history of treating psoriasis, and it has unique wisdom in different cognitive angles and treatment modes from modern medicine. In this review, we first summarized the herbs and ancient CM formulas that have therapeutic effects on PV. Second, the research status and obstacles to the current development of CM in modern medicine were reviewed. Finally, the future of CM in the context of precision medicine and integrated medicine was discussed. After a detailed reading of the abundant literature, we believe that CM, through thousands of years of continuous development and clinical practice, has achieved high effectiveness and safety for PV treatment, despite its surrounding controversy. Moreover, precise analyses and systematic research methods have provided new approaches for the modernization of CM in the future. The treatment of PV with CM is worth popularizing, and we hope it can benefit more patients.
