Review Article

Add-On Effect of Chinese Herbal Medicine Bath to Phototherapy for Psoriasis Vulgaris: A Systematic Review

Table 2

Chinese herbal medicine bath ingredients used in the thirteen studies.

Author, year
(reference)
Chinese herbal medicine bath formula

Cui et al., 2008 [5]Galla Chinensis (Wu bei zi),  Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis  (Huang bo), Radix Angelica Sinensis  (Dang gui), Rhizoma Curcumae Longae (Jiang huang), Fructus Psoraleae (Bu gu zhi), (no information of dosage)

Gu et al., 2009 [6]Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan shen) 30 g, Radix Angelica Sinensis (Dang gui), Spica Prunellae (Xia ku cao) 30 g, Fructus Kochiae  (Di fu zi) 30 g, Cortex Dictamni (Bai xian pi) 30 g, Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis (Huang bo) 30 g, Folium Isatidis (Da qing ye) 30 g, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae  (Tu fu ling) 30 g

Lin et al., 2010 [7]Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae (Tu fu ling) 30 g, Fructus Kochiae (Di fu zi) 15 g, Radix Angelica Sinensis (Dang gui) 20 g, Cortex Dictamni (Bai xian pi) 20 g, Radix et Rhizoma Cynanchi Paniculati (Xu chang qing) 20 g, Radix Sophora Flavescens (Ku shen) 15 g, Fructus Cnidii (She chuang zi) 20 g, Fructus Xanthii (Cang er zi) 15 g, Radix Stemonae (Bai bu) 15 g, Cortex Pseudolaricis (Tu jing pi) 10 g, Fructus Tribuli (Ji li) 15 g, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (Da huang) 10 g

Liu et al., 2005 [8]Radix et Rhizoma Cynanchi Paniculati (Xu chang qing) 30 g, Fructus Cnidii (She chuang zi) 30 g, Radix Sophora Flavescens (Ku shen) 30 g, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli (Hua jiao) 30 g, Herba cum Radice Patriniae (Bai jiang cao) 30 g, Rhizoma et Radix Polygoni Cuspidati (Hu zhang) 30 g, Herba Portulacae (Ma chi xian) 30 g, Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan shen) 20 g, Rhizoma Atractylodis (Cang zhu) 15 g

Liu et al., 2004 [9]Blood-heat syndrome: Folium Isatidis (Da qing ye), Radix Rehmanniae (Di huang), Radix Paeoniae Rubra (Chi shao), Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae (Tu fu ling), Radix Arnebiae (Zi cao), Cortex Moutan (Mu dan pi); Blood-stasis syndrome: Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan shen), Semen Persicae (Tao ren), Flos Carthami (Hong hua), Rhizoma Curcumae (E zhu), Caulis Spatholobi (Ji xue teng); Blood-dryness syndrome: Radix Rehmanniae (Di huang), Radix Angelica Sinensis (Dang gui), Cortex Dictamni (Bai xian pi), Herba Hedyotis (Bai hua she she cao), Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae (Tu fu ling), (no information of dosage)

Shi et al., 2011 [10]Caulis Impatientis (Tou gu cao), Cacumen Platycladi (Ce bai ye), Cortex Dictamni (Bai xian pi), Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan shen), Radix Angelica Sinensis (Dang gui), Semen Persicae (Tao ren), Radix Sophora Flavescens (Ku shen), Fructus Kochiae (Di fu zi), Margarita (Zhen zhu), (no information of dosage)

Wang et al., 2010 [11]Flos Chrysanthemi Indici (Ye ju hua) 240 g, Pericarpium Zanthoxyli (Hua jiao) 120 g, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae (Tu fu ling) 150 g, Radix Sophora Flavescens (Ku shen) 300 g, Fructus Kochiae (Di fu zi) 300 g

Wang et al., 2011 [12]Radix Scutellariae (Huang qin), Herba cum Radice Patriniae (Bai jiang cao), Herba Taraxaci (Pu gong ying), Radix Paeoniae Rubra (Chi shao), Cortex Moutan (Mu dan pi), Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan shen), Radix Asparagi (Tian dong), Radix Rehmanniae (Di huang), Cortex Dictamni (Bai xian pi), Fructus Kochiae (Di fu zi), Rhizoma Atractylodis (Cang zhu), (no information of dosage)

Wang et al., 2012 [13]Radix Scutellariae (Huang qin), Herba cum Radice Patriniae (Bai jiang cao), Herba Taraxaci (Pu gong ying), Radix Paeoniae Rubra (Chi shao), Cortex Moutan (Mu dan pi), Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan shen), Radix Asparagi (Tian dong), Radix Rehmanniae (Di huang), Cortex Dictamni (Bai xian pi), Fructus Kochiae (Di fu zi), Rhizoma Atractylodis (Cang zhu), (no information of dosage)

Wu et al., 2011 [14]Radix Sophora Flavescens (Ku shen), Radix et Rhizoma Cynanchi Paniculati (Xu chang qing), Flos Chrysanthemi Indici (Ye ju hua), Herba Violae (Zi hua di ding), Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (Jin yin hua), Fructus Cnidii (She chuang zi), Glycyrrhiza uralensis root, (no information of dosage)

Wu et al., 2010 [15]Radix Rehmanniae (Di huang) 40 g, Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (Jin yin hua)  30 g, Herba Violae (Zi hua di ding) 30 g, Herba Taraxaci (Pu gong ying)  30 g, Zaocys (Wu shao she) 15 g, Radix Scutellariae (Huang qin) 30 g, Radix Arnebiae seu Lithospermi (Zi cao) 30 g

Yan and Zhang, 2009 [16]Radix Sophora Flavescens (Ku shen) 30 g, Fructus Cnidii (She chuang zi) 30 g, Radix Clematidis (Wei ling xian) 30 g, Cortex Dictamni (Bai xian pi) 30 g, Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan shen) 20 g, Rhizoma Atractylodis (Cang zhu)  20 g, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae (Tu fu ling) 20 g

Zhou and Huang, 2005 [17]Rhizoma Coptidis (Huang lian) 10 g, Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis (Huang bo) 20 g, Radix Sophora Flavescens (Ku shen)  20 g, Radix Sanguisorbae (Di yu) 20 g, Cortex Mahonia bealei (Tu Huang bo) 60 g, Pericarpium Granati (Shi liu pi) 15 g, Fructus Kochiae (Di fu zi) 15 g, Herba Senecionis Scandens (Qian li guang) 30 g