Clinical diagnosis and treatment of Shaoyao Gancao Decoction based on syndrome differentiation in chronic skin diseases
Shaoyao Gancao Decoction is a classic prescription in Treatise on Febrile Diseases.It is also a commonly used clinical prescription.Good clinical efficacy can be obtained by using this formula to treat with Herpes zoster neuralgia,Systemic lupus erythematosus,Sjogren's syndrome,scleroderma,allergicpurpura,sweatherpes,pruritus and other chronic skin diseases.It embodies the characteristics of TCM based on syndrome differentiation and treatment just like treating the same disease with different methods,treating different diseases with same method,and curing external disease with internal treatment.It is worthy of further promotion and application in clinic.