Lingzhi (Ganoderma) on Psoriasis

What is Psoriasis?

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease and a long-term (chronic) skin problem that causes skin cells to grow too quickly, resulting in thick, white, silvery, or red patches of skin. Skin cells are normally made and replaced every three to four weeks, but in psoriasis this process only lasts about three to seven days. The resulting build-up of skin cells is what creates the patches associated with psoriasis.

Western Treatment

In western treatment, there’s no cure for psoriasis but here are some ways to control it:

• Use skin products, creams or lotions, baths, or soaks to keep your skin moist.
• Try short exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet (UV) light.

Warning: These skin products are creams may contain steroid which will damage the liver in long term usage.

It’s also important to avoid those things that can cause psoriasis symptoms to flare up or make the condition worse. Things to avoid include:

• Skin injury. An injury to the skin can cause psoriasis patches to form anywhere on the body, including the site of the injury. This includes injuries to your nails or nearby skin while trimming your nails.
• Stress and anxiety. Stress can cause psoriasis to appear suddenly (flare) or can make symptoms worse.
• Infection. Infections such as strep throat can cause psoriasis to appear suddenly, especially in children.
• Certain medicines. Some medicines, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), beta-blockers, and lithium, have been found to make psoriasis symptoms worse. Talk with your doctor. You may be able to take a different medicine.
• Overexposure to sunlight. Short periods of sun exposure reduce psoriasis in most people, but too much sun can damage the skin and cause skin cancer. And sunburns can trigger flares of psoriasis.
• Alcohol. Alcohol use can cause symptoms to flare up.
• Smoking . Smoking can make psoriasis worse. If you smoke, try to quit.

A Natural Remedy

Lingzhi (Ganoderma) is proven to be effective in treating psoriasis.

Here are some of the scientific research done:

• Compositions and methods for treating psoriasis by Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) polysaccharides (US 7947283 B2)
• Compositions and methods for treating psoriasis by ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) polysaccharides (US 20090060940 A1)