Best homeopathic medicines for psoriasis are the same or similarly suited medicine to a patient prescribed based on the mental and physical symptoms of the psoriasis patient.
The article explores some of the finest homeopathic medicines and their significance in the context of indications.
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Benefits of Homeopathic Treatment in Psoriasis
1. Impressing upon the patient that the treatment continued till the last lesion disappeared.
2. Ensure good health while eliminating the root causes.
3. The patient's life should be regulated so that no undue stress affects either body or mind.
4. A moderate firm climate and frequent sun baths before the onset of winter are very useful in lowering the relapse rate.
5. Preventive treatment of long-term psoriasis complications like arthritis, cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, depression, and scar formation.
6. Prevention of drug-induced complications during psoriasis treatment
Best Homeopathic Medicine for Psoriasis
Arsenicum alb
- This remedy is effective when there are skin irritations along with other symptoms.
- It can make skin eruptions redder and more inflamed.
- There's a burning sensation that gets relieved by warmth.
Ars-lod
- Ars-Iod remedy indicated skin exfoliation on large scales with intense burning and itching.
- It's worse in dry, cold weather, but local heat application can provide relief.
Aurum Mur. Nat
- Indicate specifically for psoriasis syphilitica.
Borax
- Psoriasis affects the hands and face with multiple scaly eruptions.
- These lesions ulcerate easily, especially from minor injuries.
- Warm weather aggravates, and cold weather ameliorates psoriasis. It is used in nervous individuals sensitive to sudden noise.
Calc-Sulph
- Calc-Sulf indicates eruptions on the scalp, extremities, and back.
- The skin appears scarlet red with lichenification.
- Severe burning and itching, worsened by warm rooms and hot baths but improved by cold applications.
- Secondary infections may cause suppuration and yellow scabs.
Calotropis
- Calotropis indicates for syphilitic patients in the second stage when mercury is no longer effective.
Carcinocinum
- Monthly doses as an intercurrent remedy can help achieve a prompt cure.
Chrysarobinum
- Chrysarobinum is effective if nails become dull with ridges and pits due to psoriasis.
- An ointment containing Chrysarobinum can be used externally for vesicular lesions with foul-smelling discharge and crust formation, especially on thighs, legs, and ears.
Clematis Erecta
- A unique feature is profuse desquamation with severe itching, worse when immersed in cold water.
- It is used in psoriasis caused by exposure to gonorrhea or syphilis or the consumption of mercury compounds.
Corallium Rub
- Psoriasis on palms and soles. The patient with a nervous temperament is sensitive to temperature changes.
- Feeling too cold when uncovered and too hot when covered.
Cicuta Vir
- Use for spots with burning pains when touched and irritating eruptions on the ears.
Cuprum Met
- Cuprum met indicated in chronic psoriasis with bluish-colored skin.
- Some spots may itch, particularly in joint folds.
Graphites
- Indicate when crusts are sticky and glutinous discharge.
- The patient is constipated. Psoriasis in folds of the skin, like ears and buttocks, is common.
- Eruptions are dry, prone to cracking, and may bleed easily.
- They worsen with local heat application and often alternate with digestive complaints.
Hepar Sulphuris
- Hepar sulf is Suitable for patients sensitive to weather changes, especially from dry to cold conditions. They seek warmth.
Hydrocotyle
- Hydrocotyle is effective for eruptions on soles, palms, trunks, and extremities with ring-like thickened skin.
Ignatia Amara
- Psoriasis worsens after disputes and anger.
Kalium Ars
- It is ideal for chilly patients, even in summer.
- They experience burning and intolerable itching, particularly when undressing, at night, and when warm.
- Psoriasis tends to worsen with weather changes.
Kalium Brom
- Kalium Brom is indicated for psoriasis mainly on the chest, shoulders, and face, often associated with emotional stress and sexual issues.
Kali Sulph
- This tissue salt has a strong affinity to the skin, leading to desquamation.
- It's linked to the Koebner Phenomenon, where fresh eruptions develop in response to injury.
- It's recognized for dry skin that follows the suppression of skin conditions.
- Kali sulf is for individuals who are overweight, prone to feeling chilly, aversion to hot drinks, and constipation.
Lycopodium
- Lycopodium is for cases of dry, shrunken palms with fungus growth.
- Skin is dry, thick, and indurated.
- Psoriatic eruptions have fissures but mild itching and desquamation.
- The condition is better with cold applications and worsens with warmth.
Manganum Acet
- Effective for psoriasis with painful cracks, especially during menses.
- Affected for flexures of joints and linked to diabetes mellitus.
Mercurius Bin Iod
- Suitable for both syphilitic and non-syphilitic psoriasis.
Merc-Sol
- Indicates when the skin perspires freely but provides no relief.
- The skin around psoriatic eruptions excoriates and tends to suppurate and ulcerate.
- The itching worsens at night in bed.
Mezereum
- Effective in psoriasis on the scalp and extremities with excessive itching, which worsens after a warm bath.
- Eruptions tend to suppurate, ooze acrid, gluey moisture, and forms thick crusts and ulcers.
Nitricum Acidicum
- Skin appears dry, eroded, and cracked with irregular margin psoriatic eruptions.
- Psoriatic cracks ulcerate easily and are sensitive to pain and touch.
- It is for patients with yellow discoloration, spare habits, and a tendency to catch cold or diarrhea.
Petroleum
- Used when psoriasis worsens in cold weather.
- Characterized by thick, greenish crusts, burning, and itching, especially on the hands with fissures.
Psorinum
- Psorinum is a nosode suitable for patients with dirty-looking skin and intense itching aggravated by bed warmth.
- The crusts tend to disappear during the summer but reappear in the winter.
Radium Brom
- Radium Brom is indicated in circular patches all over the body with itching, redness, swelling, and extreme burning, especially when undressing.
Selenium Met
- Effective for syphilitic patches on the palms.
Sulphur
- Sulphur is often used first for dry, scaly, and unhealthy skin.
- Psoriasis is worse in spring and damp weather and is common in people who don't wash much and have offensive body odor.
Thyroidinum
- Thyroidinum is a remedy for younger girls with thyroid issues and obesity.
- Skin is dry and associated with symmetrical psoriatic eruptions with serpiginous margins.
Tuberculinum
- Tuberculinum is Nosode indicated chronic cases with intense itching, particularly at night.
- It can help tuberculous children and patients with a family history of tuberculosis.
REPERTORY OF PSORIASIS
Skin Eruption Psoriasis: Alum, Ambr, Am-c, Ant-t, Ars, Ars-i, Aster, Aur, Aur-men. Berb-aq, Bor, Bry, Bufo, Cale, Calc-s, Canth, Carb-ac, Chin, Chrys-ac, Cic, Clem, Cor-t, Cupr, Dulc, Fl- ac, Graph, Hep, Hydrocot, lod, Iris, Kali-ar, Kali-br, Kali-p, Kali-s, Led, Lyc, Mang, Merc-aur, Merc, Merc-c, Mero-i-r, Merc-sul, Mez. Mur-ac, Naph,
Nat-ars, nat- m Nit-ac, Nuph, Petr, Ph-ac.
Phos, Phyt, Platenus, Psor, Puls. Radm,
Ran-b, Rhus-t, Sarr, Sep, Sil, Strych-ars, Strych-p, Stellar, Sulph, Tell, Tereb, Teucr. Thuj, Thyr, Tub, Ustil.
Alternates with asthma - Sulph.
Chronic-Rhus-t.
Diffusa - Ars, Ars-i, Bor, Calc, Cic, Clem, Dulc, Graph, Lyc, Merc-i-r, Mez. Mur-ac, Rhus-t, Sulph, Thuj.
Discoloration of skin after - Kali-a
Furfuraceous, sometimes fissured and bleeding - Lyc.
Guttata-Ars, Fl-ac.
Inflamed in a child -Ars-i
Inveterate-Calc, Carb-ac, Clem, Kali-br, Mang, Merc, Petr, Puls, Rhus-t, Sep, Sil, Sulph.
Itching - Nuph
Itching without-Cup-ac:
Palmaris-Crotal, Kali-s, Petr.
irregular Patches, shining scales, edges slightly raised - Iris
Scale shining, white adhesive, looking like a stearine - Sep.
Syphilitic - Ars, Ars-i, Aur, Cor-r, Kali-br, Merc, Nit-ac, Phyt, Psor, Sars, Thuj.
Secondary syphilis - Merc:
With ulcers on legs - Kali-a:
Eye, eruption, eyebrows about psoriasis - Phos:
Genitalia scrotum psoriasis - Nitric-acid, Petrolium, Thuja.
Back, eruptions, psoriasis, patches - Calc, Kali-ar, Mez.
Extremities: Eruption upper limbs psonas is - iris, Kali-ar, Kali-s, Rhus-t, Sil.
Elbow psoriasis patches -Ins, Kali-ar, Kali-s, Phos,
Forearm, psoriasis - Rhus-t;
Hand, psoriasis diffuse - Ars, Cale, Clem, Graph, kali-bi, Lyc, Mez, Petr, Rhus-t, Sulph.
Palm-psoriasis - Aur, Calc, Clem, Coral-r, Crot-h, Graph, Hep, Kali-s, Lye, Med, Merc, Mur-ac, Nat-s, Petr, Phos, Psor, Sars, Sel, Sil, Sulph, Sul-ac.
Fingers - Lyc, Teucr.
Fingers first, psoriasis - Anag, Teucr.
Second finger psoriasis - Anag:
Knee, psoriasis - Iris, Phos.
Leg, psoriasis - Kali-ar, Phos.
Sole of foot psoriasis - Phos:
Psoriasis of prepuce, nails - Graph, Sep.
Tongue Psoriasis - Graph, Mur-ac, Sep.
Tongue, psoriasis - Cast-eq, Kali-bi, Mur-ac.
Diagnosis: Based On
1. The family history of psoriasis.
2. The typical distribution of the eruptions of the scalp, elbows, knees, the front of the legs, back, and nails.
3. Well-defined, non-indurated, dry, erythematous areas with silvery, layer upon layer scaling.
4. The Candle-grease sign, Koebner's phenomenon, and pinpoint bleeding upon removal of the scale (Auspitz sign).
5. Little or no itching.
6. History of past attacks and seasonal variations of the disease.
7. Typical histopathology.
Differential diagnosis of psoriasis
Psoriasis is diagnosed based on the above guidance. A typical case may create diagnostic problems.
Syphilitic Psoriasis
The history reveals an illicit exposure and the development of character.
Psoriasis is less scaly and shows some degree of induration, mucous patches, and lymphadenopathy. The VDRL is positive.
Seborrheic Dermatitis
The scalp patches are diffuse, ill-defined, and moist. The hair is matted and tangled in the crust and is greasy. Body lesions affect the flex.
Pityriasis Rosea
A short history of centripetal distribution, a herald patch. Typical oval lesions with cigarette-paper-like centrifugal scaling.
The flexural lesions are those in tinea cruris, intertrigo, and seborrheic dermatitis.
Distinguish nail lesions from those in tinea unguium, eczema, paronychia, and syphilis. Also, differentiate palmar lesions from other hyperkeratosis causes.
The guttate variety is from lichen planus, and the erythroderma type is from the other cause.
Lifestyle Changes in Psoriasis
Psoriasis is associated with incomplete protein digestion, alcohol consumption, bowel imbalance, abnormal liver function, and excessive animal fat intake.
Long-term dietary changes, reducing animal fats and incorporating seed oils, may help improve the condition.
Avoid non-vegetarian foods and consider overall lifestyle adjustments.
Conclusion
The best Homeopathic medicine is selected based on symptom similarity. It is essential to approach homeopathic treatment for psoriasis by Consulting a qualified homeopathic professional.
A proper diagnosis and develop a comprehensive treatment plan.
Psoriasis is a complex and multifaceted condition, and what works for one person may not work for another.
