- Disclosures
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Diet for Healthy, Youthful Skin
- 2 Nutrition and Supplements for Healthy Skin
- 3 Therapeutic Diets For Skin Disorders
- 4 Skin-Influencing Factors in Daily Life
- 5 Topical Botanicals and the Skin
- 6 Psychoneuroimmunology in Dermatology
- 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Dermatology
- 8 Herbal Medicine in Dermatology
- 9 An Ayurvedic Perspective on Dermatology
- 10 Hypnosis, Hypnoanalysis, and Mindfulness Meditation in Dermatology
- 11 Energy Medicine in Dermatology
- 12 Integrative Management of Acne
- 13 Integrative Management of Hair Loss and Hair Care
- 14 Integrative Management of Atopic Dermatitis
- 15 Integrative Management of Cutaneous Infectious Diseases
- 16 Integrative Management of Contact Dermatitis
- 17 Integrative Management of Hyperhidrosis
- 18 Integrative Management of Lichen Planus
- 19 Integrative Management of Neurodermatitis
- 20 Integrative Management of Postherpetic Neuralgia
- 21 Integrative Management of Pruritus
- 22 Integrative Management of Psoriasis
- 23 Integrative Management of Rosacea
- 24 Integrative Management of Seborrheic Dermatitis
- 25 Integrative Management of Skin Cancer
- 26 Integrative Management of Stasis Dermatitis
- 27 Integrative Management of Urticaria
- 28 Integrative Management of Verrucae (Warts)
- 29 Integrative Management of Vitiligo
- 30 The History, Research, Education, and Future of Integrative Dermatology
- Index
(p. 123) Herbal Medicine in Dermatology
- Chapter:
- (p. 123) Herbal Medicine in Dermatology
- Author(s):
Philip Shenefelt
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199907922.003.0008
Herbal medicines have been used effectively for many centuries for skin disorders. The types of herbs used depend not only on their efficacy, but on their local availability or their availability through trade—thus, different cultures tend to use the ethnobotanicals available to their particular area. Western herbal medicines are often used singly, while eastern herbal medicines such as in Chinese traditional medicine and Japanese folk medicine are often used in extensive combination, with mixtures containing from a few to a dozen or more specific herbs. Two traditions that continue to use herbal medicines extensively are the Indian ayurvedic system and the Chinese traditional medicine system. In western culture, the popularity of herbal medicines waned as purified and synthesized compounds became available, but recently there has been a trend toward using herbal medicines extensively again in the west. Herbal medicines may be less potent than pharmaceutical preparations at treating skin diseases, but often times the herbal medicines have fewer and gentler side effects
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- Disclosures
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Diet for Healthy, Youthful Skin
- 2 Nutrition and Supplements for Healthy Skin
- 3 Therapeutic Diets For Skin Disorders
- 4 Skin-Influencing Factors in Daily Life
- 5 Topical Botanicals and the Skin
- 6 Psychoneuroimmunology in Dermatology
- 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Dermatology
- 8 Herbal Medicine in Dermatology
- 9 An Ayurvedic Perspective on Dermatology
- 10 Hypnosis, Hypnoanalysis, and Mindfulness Meditation in Dermatology
- 11 Energy Medicine in Dermatology
- 12 Integrative Management of Acne
- 13 Integrative Management of Hair Loss and Hair Care
- 14 Integrative Management of Atopic Dermatitis
- 15 Integrative Management of Cutaneous Infectious Diseases
- 16 Integrative Management of Contact Dermatitis
- 17 Integrative Management of Hyperhidrosis
- 18 Integrative Management of Lichen Planus
- 19 Integrative Management of Neurodermatitis
- 20 Integrative Management of Postherpetic Neuralgia
- 21 Integrative Management of Pruritus
- 22 Integrative Management of Psoriasis
- 23 Integrative Management of Rosacea
- 24 Integrative Management of Seborrheic Dermatitis
- 25 Integrative Management of Skin Cancer
- 26 Integrative Management of Stasis Dermatitis
- 27 Integrative Management of Urticaria
- 28 Integrative Management of Verrucae (Warts)
- 29 Integrative Management of Vitiligo
- 30 The History, Research, Education, and Future of Integrative Dermatology
- Index