Home Remedies and Natural Cures
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Psoriasis is a Greek word meaning “to itch” and sure enough, anyone who’s got it can tell how red eruptions appear on the skin and begin to itch. However, psoriasis varies in intensity. It can be so mild you wouldn’t even know you’ve it. At most you’d have a few random spots.
But in chronic cases, it can take the form of massive outbreak that can cover your entire body entailing hospitalization. But it’s a common enough occurrence, as it afflicts about a hundred and twenty five million people the world over, five million in US alone!
Its cause is not exactly known, but it tends to run in families. This is borne out by the fact that if both parents are affected, the child is almost sixty percent likely to develop this ailment. Little wonder this persistent and chronic skin disease is mostly genetically inherited. However, it’s not infectious and cannot spread from person to person.
There can, however, be other causes too. Certain people are susceptible to environmental triggers that can cause psoriasis, like throat infections; cuts, bruises or burns; some medicines; stress or psychological trauma; smoking; and high alcohol intake.
This system uses herbs in unique formulations. Many herbal preparations, both oral and topical, are available for treating psoriasis. Some make the skin more sensitive to ultraviolet light therapy.