vincent lam bloodletting and miraculous cures

To explore the therapeutic effect of auricular therapy combined with optimized Yinxieling Formula on psoriasis vulgaris.Ī randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial on 84 outpatients with psoriasis vulgaris was conducted. The conclusion is that acupuncture therapies for psoriasis are simple, convenient, and effective, with long-lasting therapeutic effects as well as minimal side effects and toxicity. Therapeutic mechanisms, therapy, therapeutic characteristics, advantages and limits of acupuncture for psoriasis are discussed. The condition term was “psoriasis” and the key intervention terms were “needling,” “moxibustion,” “auriculotherapy,” “cupping and bloodletting therapy,” “catgut embedding therapy,” “point-injection therapy,” “traditional Chinese medicine fumigation therapy,” “fire needling therapy,” and “vesiculation moxibustion.” Languages were limited to English and Chinese. Databases search was conducted with the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), MEDLINE, and PUBMED Databases over a time period ranging from January 2009 to December 2014.

To determine the characteristics and advantages of acupuncture treatment for psoriasis, and to improve the clinical outcomes of this disease in the future, this review summarizes literature on acupuncture treatment for psoriasis published between 2009-2014. Acupuncture for psoriasis is widely used in China as well as other Asian countries, and is gradually becoming accepted globally. Current pharmacotherapy is effective, however medication with safe and long lasting therapeutic effects is needed. Psoriasis is a chronic, proliferative, and inflammatory skin disease which affects around 2-3% of the global population.

Vincent lam bloodletting and miraculous cures