Jiang Quan's experience in the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis by combining both symptoms and syndromes
Active psoriatic arthritis is characterized by skin lesions and arthritis.Jiang Quan considers that the internal heat of blood overflowing to the skin,the binding of dampness and heat obstructing the joints are the root causes for the repeated attacks of protracted active psoriasis.She usually differentiates and treats the disease by combining its symptoms and syndromes based on the severity of skin lesions and arthritis.She treats skin lesions first as they grows severe,taking heat entering nutrient-blood as its core pathogenesis,which tends to carry dampness with it.Therefore,she uses Xijiao Dihuang Decoction to cool the blood,and combines the decoction with lightyellow sophora root,Indian mock strawberry,etc.,to clear heat and remove dampness.For those with swollen and painful joints,she takes damp-heat and blockade as its core pathogenesis,which is usually mixed with blood-heat,employing Ermiao Powder as well as glabrous greenbrier rhizome and Bixie to clear dampness and heat.In addition,she applies herbs such as tree peony root bark and peony root to clear heat in the blood.The aforementioned methods can cool blood and eliminate both dampness and heat in patients,curing the disease gradually.
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