Clinical Experience of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Psoriasis by Feng Xianzhang

Psoriasis can be divided into 7 syndromes by Feng Xianzhang: wind heat and blood heat,blood stasis and blood dryness,blood deficiency and wind dryness,wind-dampness violate exterior,imbalance of Chong and Ren,damp-heat stagnancy,blood deficiency and hyperactivity of the liver. Respectively treating by dispelling wind and clearing heat,cooling and invigorate blood,promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis,dredging collaterals and eliminating stagnation,nourishing blood and skin moisten,dispelling wind and arresting itching,dispersing wind and removing dampness,invigoration of Chong Ren,clearing heat and promoting diuresis,nourishing blood and liver. Feng Xianzhang make a diagnosis and give treatment of psoriasis focus on overall adjustment,not treatment of skin lesion. Starting from the overall concept,in order to cure the disease by adjusting the function of viscera,treating the inner and the more its outside. At the same time pay attention to regulating liver,harmonizing Qi and blood,pay attention to science education and psychological counseling.