Psoriasis is a commonly and frequently encountered chronic inflammatory dermal disease. The duration of this disease is comparatively longer and it occurs mostly in the young adults and is one of the dermal diseases for emphatic study at present. The etiology and pathogenesis of this disease is still unknown and may be related to genetic, infective, and metabolic, endocrine, nervous, mental, and immunological disturbance. In Chinese medicine this disease is called "Bai Pei (Psoriasis)" and "Song Pi Xian (Psoriasis)".
Category of Psoriasis in TCM
Unusual type psoriasis
Arthropathic psoriasis
Pustular psoriasis
Erythrodermic psoriasis