By Kim Moser


Psoriasis can come and go and the longer you have had it, the longer it may take to clear up so you need to have some patience with herbal treatments. Outbreaks of psoriasis can be triggered by trauma, emotional stress and infection. Often immune system problems can also impact on psoriasis. One of the ways to clear up psoriasis is by helping liver function. When the liver is not operating properly, your blood can be full of toxins and this can show on the skin as psoriasis.

Most herbal treatments for psoriasis should contain Cleavers to help with lymphatic circulation and stimulation of kidney function. Yellow Dock is a great herb for skin conditions and is also a liver stimulant. Liquorice is a good anti-inflammatory herb and Bupleurum aids liver detoxification and immune system correction.

Psoriasis is the result of over-active skin cell replication and is characterised by scaly patches that are often a silvery colour. Itching and bleeding often occur as skin cells grow faster than they can be shed. To soothe the skin, applying a cream of Calendula, St Johns Wort and essential oil of Tea Tree and Lavender twice daily will help. Although this will relieve symptoms, balancing the body is the best way to get long lasting results.

Your liver is one the largest and most amazing organs in your body. The liver has come under increasing levels of stress in modern times as it attempts to rid the body of toxic environmental substances. The liver detoxifies the body using two main pathways. The initial phase attempts to convert harmful chemicals into more benign ones. In carrying out this process free radicals are released. Liver cells can subsequently be damaged by too many free radicals. The liver cell can break apart, releasing enzymes that can be measured in the blood and show problem tissue damage. Herbal treatments high in antioxidants can reduce the accumulation of free radicals.

The conjugation pathway is the second detox pathway in the liver. In this process the liver uses the bowel or kidneys to eliminate toxins as waste products by joining special substances to the toxic chemical. If the processes of the bowel or urinary system are impaired, the conjugation pathway can fail. Amino acids like cystine and taurine contain sulphur and are needed in the conjugation phase.

Biological sulphur will help to provide the sulphur needed to catabolise the amino acids and help the liver to detoxify the blood. To help you through phase two of detoxification of the liver, Glycine, glutamine, choline and inositol are also required along with Phytoplex in conjunction with herbal treatment.

A common detoxification herb is Dandelion to assist with liver detoxification. St Mary's Thistle is another liver detoxification herb while Cleavers assists to stimulate kidney and skin detoxification. Shizandra has strong antioxidant properties and enhances both phases of liver detoxification. Tumeric is high in antioxidants and is an anti-inflammatory herb. Globe Artichoke has a cholesterol reducing capacity and assists with liver detoxification while Gentian stimulates accelerates elimination.




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