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Vol 49, No 2 (2011)
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Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients?

Joanna Patrycja Bartosińska, Aldona Pietrzak, Jacek Szepietowski, Jacob Dreiher, Ryszard Maciejewski, Grażyna Chodorowska
DOI: 10.5603/FHC.2011.0027
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Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2011;49(2):201-205.

open access

Vol 49, No 2 (2011)
REVIEW
Submitted: 2011-12-19
Published online: 2011-07-11

Abstract

Although traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) relies on remedies of natural origin, its use is not always safe as it can have not only beneficial but also deleterious effects. Psoriatic patients, disappointed by conventional treatment and unaware of the potential side effects of TCM preparations, are increasingly reaching for non-traditional therapeutic methods. This review presents brief characteristics of selected Chinese herbs self-prescribed by psoriatic patients. It is important that dermatologists should be able to recognize any potential hazards connected with current or previous taking of these herbs by their patients. (Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 2011, Vol. 49, No. 2, 201–205)

Abstract

Although traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) relies on remedies of natural origin, its use is not always safe as it can have not only beneficial but also deleterious effects. Psoriatic patients, disappointed by conventional treatment and unaware of the potential side effects of TCM preparations, are increasingly reaching for non-traditional therapeutic methods. This review presents brief characteristics of selected Chinese herbs self-prescribed by psoriatic patients. It is important that dermatologists should be able to recognize any potential hazards connected with current or previous taking of these herbs by their patients. (Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 2011, Vol. 49, No. 2, 201–205)
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Keywords

traditional Chinese medicine; Chinese herbs; herbal medicine; psoriasis; adverse reaction

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Title

Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients?

Journal

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Issue

Vol 49, No 2 (2011)

Article type

Review paper

Pages

201-205

Published online

2011-07-11

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DOI

10.5603/FHC.2011.0027

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Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2011;49(2):201-205.

Keywords

traditional Chinese medicine
Chinese herbs
herbal medicine
psoriasis
adverse reaction

Authors

Joanna Patrycja Bartosińska
Aldona Pietrzak
Jacek Szepietowski
Jacob Dreiher
Ryszard Maciejewski
Grażyna Chodorowska

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