Research progress of traditional Chinese medicine on the comorbidity of psoriasis and diabetes mellitus
ZHANG Ning1 ZHANG Qiong2 YANG Suqing2 AN Yuepeng2
1.Graduate School, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150040, China; 2.Department of Dermatology, First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150040, China
Abstract:Psoriasis belongs to the category of “white crust” in traditional Chinese medicine, and diabetes mellitus is called “consumptive thirst” in traditional Chinese medicine. Psoriasis is more likely to be associated with diabetes mellitus in clinic, which makes the condition complicated. It has a broad development prospect to take traditional Chinese medicine as a starting point to treat the comorbidity. From the perspective of western medicine, this article briefly describes that psoriasis and diabetes mellitus have significant correlation in modern biological basis and risk factors. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, by summarizing the understanding of various medical experts, it can be concluded that dampness evil is at the beginning of the onset, blood stasis runs through the entire process, and later the body’s qi and yin are damaged, “dampness, stasis, and deficiency” are the key causes and pathogenesis of both comorbidities. This paper also expounds the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation in the treatment of psoriasis and diabetes mellitus, in order to better guide clinical practice and give full play to the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine treatment.
张宁1 张琼2 杨素清2 安月鹏2. 银屑病与糖尿病共病的中医研究进展[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(30): 47-50.
ZHANG Ning1 ZHANG Qiong2 YANG Suqing2 AN Yuepeng2. Research progress of traditional Chinese medicine on the comorbidity of psoriasis and diabetes mellitus. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(30): 47-50.