Traditional Chinese Medicine Use among Patients with Psoriasis in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has long been used for patients with psoriasis. This study aimed to investigate TCM usage in patients with psoriasis. We analyzed a cohort of one million individuals representing the 23 million enrollees randomly selected from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. We identified 28,510 patients newly diagnosed with psoriasis between 2000 and 2010. Among them, 20,084 (70.4%) patients were TCM users. Patients who were female, younger, white-collar workers and lived in urbanized area tended to be TCM users. The median interval between the initial diagnosis of psoriasis to the first TCM consultation was 12 months. More than half (N=11,609; 57.8%) of the TCM users received only Chinese herbal medicine. Win-qing-yin and Bai-xian-pi were the most commonly prescribed Chinese herbal formula and single herb, respectively. The core prescription pattern comprised Mu-dan-pi, Wen-qing-yin, Zi-cao, Bai-xian-pi, and Di-fu-zi. Patients preferred TCM than Western medicine consultations when they had metabolic syndrome, hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, alopecia areata, Crohn’s disease, cancer, depression, fatty liver, chronic airway obstruction, sleep disorder, and allergic rhinitis. In conclusion, TCM use is popular among patients with psoriasis in Taiwan. Future clinical trials to investigate its efficacy are warranted.

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The Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription Pattern of Endometriosis Patients in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2012/591391 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Ruei-Chi Fang ◽

Yueh-Ting Tsai ◽

Jung-Nien Lai ◽

Chia-Hao Yeh ◽

Chien-Tung Wu

Keyword(s):

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Symptom Relief ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Population Based ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Research Database ◽

Herbal Products ◽

Chinese Herbal ◽

Medicine Prescription

Background. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), when given for symptom relief, has gained widespread popularity among women with endometriosis. The aim of this study was to analyze the utilization of TCM among women with endometriosis in Taiwan.Methods. The usage, frequency of service, and the Chinese herbal products prescribed for endometriosis, among endometriosis patients, were evaluated using a randomly sampled cohort of 1,000,000 beneficiaries recruited from the National Health Insurance Research Database.Results. Overall, 90.8% (N=12,788) of reproductive age women with endometriosis utilized TCM and 25.2% of them sought TCM with the intention of treating their endometriosis-related symptoms. Apart from the usage of either analgesics or more than one type of medical treatment, the odds of using TCM and Western medicine were similar in all types of conventional endometriosis treatment. However, endometriosis patients suffering from symptoms associated with endometriosis were more likely to seek TCM treatment than those with no symptoms. There were 21,056 TCM visits due to endometriosis and its related symptoms, of which more than 98% were treated with Chinese herbal products (CHPs).Conclusion.Gui-Zhi-Fu-Ling-Wan(Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill) containing sedative and anti-inflammatory agents is the most commonly prescribed Chinese herbal formula mainly for the treatment of endometriosis-related symptomatic discomfort and the effects of these TCMs should be taken into account by healthcare providers.

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Metabolomics study of the therapeutic mechanism of a Chinese herbal formula on collagen-induced arthritis mice

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c8ra05528a ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 3716-3725 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zhen Jin ◽

Ji-da Zhang ◽

Xin Wu ◽

Gang Cao

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Herbal Formula ◽

Collagen Induced Arthritis ◽

Chinese Herbal Formula ◽

Chinese Herbal ◽

Therapeutic Mechanism ◽

Metabolomics Study

Wenjinghuoluo (WJHL) prescription, the typical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment compound in traditional Chinese medicine, shows favorable efficacy.

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