Efficacy of externally applied chinese herbal drugs in treating psoriasis: A systematic review

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 222-229

  Li, Nuo ^a   Li, Yue Qing ^a   Li, Hong Yan ^b   Guo, Wei ^c   Bai, Yan Ping ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Xi'An Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; External treatment; Psoriasis; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT; BINGHUANG FULE; FOLIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDIGO CARMINE; LIQUIRITIN; LIUBAI BAIBI; QINGPENG; SHUFU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIAOXUANLING; YUYIN;

BALNEOTHERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FUMIGATION; HUMAN; NARROW BAND IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOPICAL TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862745751     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1004-3     Document Type: Review

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