Chi's Enterprise Psoricaid - 120 caps
Chi's Enterprise Psoricaid, 120 capsPsoricaid is an herbal formula that can be used for inflammatory conditions including psoriasis, eczema, dermatitus, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, crohn's disease, and allergies. Psoricaid contains the following herbal extracts:• Phytolacca acinosa• Rheum palmatum• Dictamus dasycarpusThese herbs have been used historically in Traditional Chinese Medicine for ‘heat clearing' such as in conditions like constipation due to inflammation. In addition, they have been used traditionally as anti-inflammatory agents and for allergies and dermatitis.Various in vitro and in vivo studies have shown Psoricaid's effect on inflammatory factors and autoimmunity, particularly on inhibiting cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-2, and IL-6 as well as the inflammatory mediators nitric oxide, prostaglandin E2 and leukotrienes. As the following studies will show, Psoricaid is mainly an inhibitor of Th1 type cytokines, which makes it effective for conditions such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. To some extent, it also inhibits some Th2 type cytokines.Psoricaid for psoriasisA study on 300 psoriaisis patients in Chang Hai Hospital in China found that after two months, Psoricaid was effective on 220 patients, which means symptoms associated with psoriasis were eliminated. Improvement was observed in 50 patients while 30 patients experienced no change.Psoricaid inhibits inflammatory mediatorsTNF alpha, IL-1 and IL-6 are not the only targets of Psoricaid. The formula is also able to inhibit the inflammatory mediators prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), nitric oxide (NO) and platelet activating factor (PAF). Levels of these mediators appear to be elevated in certain inflammatory conditions.Similarly, PGE2 production was reduced following