Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients?
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...
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2011-07-01
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| author | Grażyna Chodorowska Ryszard Maciejewski Jacob Dreiher Jacek Szepietowski Aldona Pietrzak Joanna Patrycja Bartosińska |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-bbfb356a6ec440f2b742441b50b003c82022-12-22T01:21:27ZengVia MedicaFolia Histochemica et Cytobiologica0239-85081897-56312011-07-0149220120510.5603/4113Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients?Grażyna ChodorowskaRyszard MaciejewskiJacob DreiherJacek SzepietowskiAldona PietrzakJoanna Patrycja BartosińskaAlthough 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)http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4113traditional Chinese medicineChinese herbsherbal medicinepsoriasisadverse reaction |
| spellingShingle | Grażyna Chodorowska Ryszard Maciejewski Jacob Dreiher Jacek Szepietowski Aldona Pietrzak Joanna Patrycja Bartosińska Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients? Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica traditional Chinese medicine Chinese herbs herbal medicine psoriasis adverse reaction |
| title | Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients? |
| title_full | Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients? |
| title_fullStr | Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients? |
| title_short | Traditional Chinese medicine herbs — are they safe for psoriatic patients? |
| title_sort | traditional chinese medicine herbs amp 8212 are they safe for psoriatic patients |
| topic | traditional Chinese medicine Chinese herbs herbal medicine psoriasis adverse reaction |
| url | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4113 |
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