Efficacy and safety of common Chinese herbal medicines in treating psoriasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicines in treating psoriasis.
- 47 studies involving 3,675 patients show positive effects of TCM herbal formulas on various psoriasis types.
- Herbal medicines notably effective in arthropathic psoriasis, pustular psoriasis (reducing PASI scores), and erythrodermic psoriasis (improving TCM symptom indicators).
- Blood cooling and detoxification formula, Taohong Siwu decoction, and Blood nourishing and detoxifying formula are the most commonly used herbal treatments.
- Study calls for more rigorous research to enhance the quality of evidence on TCM for psoriasis.