TABLE 2.
Details of highly frequently used herbs for psoriasis in the CHM decoction, bath, and fumigation.
| Chinese name | Pharmaceutical name | Species | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHM decoction | |||
| Shengdi | Radix rehmanniae preparata | Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. | Orobanchaceae |
| Mudanpi | Cortex moutan | Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. | Paeoniaceae |
| Chishao | Radix peoniae rubra | P. veitchii Lynch | Paeoniaceae |
| Danshen | Radix salvia miltiorrhizae | Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge | Lamiaceae |
| Tufuling | Rhizoma smilacis glabrae | Smilax glabra Roxb. | Smilacaceae |
| Jinyinhua | Flos lonicerae | Lonicera japonica Thunb. | Caprifoliaceae |
| Gancao | Radix glycyrrhizae uralensis | Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. Ex DC. | Fabaceae |
| CHM bath | |||
| Difuzi | Fructus kochiae scopariae | Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J.Scott | Amaranthaceae |
| Baixianpi | Cortex dictamni | Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. | Menispermaceae |
| Kushen | Radix sophorae flavescentis | Sophora flavescens Ait. | Fabaceae |
| Danshen | Radix salvia miltiorrhizae | Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge | Lamiaceae |
| Danggui | Radix angelicae sinensis | Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels | Apiaceae |
| Tufuling | Rhizoma smilacis glabrae | Smilax glabra Roxb. | Smilacaceae |
| Huangbo | Cortex phellodendri | Phellodendron amurense Rupr. | Rutaceae |
| CHM fumigation | |||
| Kushen | Radix sophorae flavescentis | Sophora flavescens Ait. | Fabaceae |
| Baixianpi | Cortex dictamni | Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. | Menispermaceae |
| Jinyinhua | Flos lonicerae | Lonicera japonica Thunb. | Caprifoliaceae |
| Shengdi | Radix rehmanniae preparata | Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. | Orobanchaceae |
| Yejuhua | Flos chrysanthemi indici | Chrysanthemum indicum L. | Asteraceae |
| Danggui | Radix angelicae sinensis | Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels | Apiaceae |