Table 1.

Herbal compositions of three TCM formulae indicated for psoriasis vulgaris.

Formula	Composition	Syndrome type
Compound Qingdai Pills (F1)	Baphicacanthus cusia, Prunus mume, Taraxacum mongolicum, Arnebia euchroma, Angelica dahurica, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Dictamnus dasycarpus, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Smilax glabra, Portulaca oleracea, Dioscorea hypoglauca, Crataegus pinnatifida, and Schisandra sphenanthera	Blood heat
Yujin Yinxie Tablets (F2)	Gentiana macrophylla, Angelica sinensis, Acorus tatarinowii, Phellodendron amurense, Cyperus rotundus, Curcuma wenyujin, Curcuma kwangsiensis, Strychnos nux-vomica, Gleditsia sinensis, Prunus persica, Carthamus tinctorius, Boswellia carterii, Rheum palmatum, Eupolyphaga sinensis, Baphicacanthus cusia, and Momordica cochinchinensis	Blood stasis
Xiaoyin Tablets (F3)	Rehmannia glutinosa, Isatis indigotica, Paeonia suffruticosa, Paeonia lactiflora, Angelica sinensis, Sophora flavescens, Lonicera japonica, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Arctium lappa, Cryptotympana pustulata, Dictamnus dasycarpus, Saposhnikovia divaricata, and Carthamus tinctorius	Blood dryness