A Study on Psoriasis from a Viewpoint of the Dryness and the Dampness Theory in Oriental Medicine

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  • Kim Byoung Soo (Department of Physiology. College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kook Sun Ho (Department of Physiology. College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kang Jung Soo (Department of Physiology. College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University)
  • 김병수 (대전대학교 한의과대학 생리학교실) ;
  • 국순호 (대전대학교 한의과대학 생리학교실) ;
  • 강정수 (대전대학교 한의과대학 생리학교실)
  • Published : 2002.08.01

Abstract

The Dryness and the Dampness is the congential nature. the Water and Fire is the acquired action. the skin is related to the physiological function of the lung, so the skin is the domain of the lung. the lung belongs to the dryness-metal(燥金). And the Dryness and the Dampness in the six pathogenic factors exert a important pathogenic influence upon the skin. Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition charactered by red, silver scaly patches in the affected areas, it is caused by excessive growth of the top layer of the skin(epidermis). Scalp psoriasis affects at least two thirds people who have psoriasis. Generally, the scalp will have plaque psoriasis characterized by elevated, inflamed, lesions covered with silvery white scales. The lesion of psoriasis is head, elbow and knee that are yang-channels in Oriental medicine. The syndrome falls with in the purview of the dryness-metal(燥金). In time, psoriasis takes a turn for the worse in the winter season. In space, many of people in comparison to the average in the world have psoriasis in high latitude that is dry and cold, for instance, the Scandinavian peninsula. Deficiency of yin-fluid and blood course often the dryness-syndrome, for instance, psoriasis, etc. So psoriasis is one of the dryness-syndrome in Oriental medicine.

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