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Lichen planus
DESCRIPTION A unique inflammatory disorder of the skin and mucous membranes. The disease is characterized by small flat, angular, violaceous, shiny, pruritic papules on the skin and white papules in the mouth. Onset abrupt or gradual. May be intermittent for years.
HERBS OF CHOICE Herbs are often used in combinations when combating an illness. Some of the most frequently used herbs are listed below. These nine herbs were picked up from different herbal combinations and are not meant to form a recipe. Our reference code for the different combinations of herbs used for this condition is LPN. This listing is not meant to diagnose, only to inform. This is of course not a complete list and is not meant to be used in the place of a doctor's advice. Click the image of each herb for a brief introduction in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
CLINICAL SUCCESS IN CHINA Chinese herbal doctors have reported some successful applications of these herbal combinations. During observation on 8 patients with cutaneous lichen planus, receiving treatment with herbal remedy, all 8 cases were judged as healing (full recovery and symptom free). Physicians judged the clinical efficacy to be excellent in 100%. Check the table below for details.
Total cases
Healing
cases
%
8
8

100

During other observation on 50 patients with oral lichen planus, receiving treatment with herbal remedy, 20 cases were judged as healing (full recovery and symptom free), 14 cases other significant improvement, 12 cases other moderate improvement. Physicians judged the clinical efficacy to be good or excellent in 92.0%. During other observation on 20 patients with oral lichen planus, receiving treatment with herbal remedy, 8 cases were judged as healing (full recovery and symptom free), 9 cases other significant improvement, 3 cases other moderate improvement. Physicians judged the clinical efficacy to be good or excellent in 100%. Check the table below for details.
Cases
Healing
Significant improvement
Moderate improvement
Total
cases
%
50
20
14
12
46
92.0
20
8
9
3
20
100
HERBAL REMEDY BEST FOR YOU The most powerful feature of Traditional Chinese Medicine is that it allows you to easily combine multiple ingredients to form a recipe to suit the specific need of individual. The list below are to give you an idea of why you can get the herbal remedy best for you from here with us.

Authoritative Oriented Recipes: All these well chosen herbal combinations source from experienced and authoritative experts, and have been most commonly recognized by the practitioners in this field. When you choose a herbal remedy there are two important things among your concerns: a good recipe and a correct way to cook it. A good recipe is half the good results.

Custom-made with Unique Technology: When you order a herbal remedy at this website you can figure out your symptoms by using our online questionnaire system. In this way a basic herbal recipe could be customized and optimized by adding or removing some herbs to address the individual symptoms exactly. Chinese herbs should not be used in form of standard industrial products manufactured in bulk to cope with all body issues. Only custom-made is the traditional and professional way to use Chinese herbs. All the herbal remedies available at this website are purposed to be custom-made on each single order base. With our unique technology called Low-temperature Concentration the active ingredients of herbs could be survival as much as possible while being concentrated. Eevery 8 ml of the extracts, as one dose, might equal to about 50 grams of raw herbs.
Safe and Side Effect Free: All these herbs have been being used in China for thousands of years, and have been proven to be safe. In fact most Chinese herbs are tonics without side effects. What important is that experienced practitioners should know how to use herbs to avoid possible side effects.
Easy-to-Take Dosage Form: You do NOT need to cook these herbs at all. We get everything ready for you. The herbal remedy comes with the preparation in an easy-to-take dosage form, typically an oral dosage form namely Liquid Herbal Extracts created on a single order base. If necessary other dosage forms, such as pills, capsules, tablets, powder, tea bag, agar gel, rinse, lotion, spray, tincture, liniment, ointment, suppositories, etc., might be used depending on how to use the herbs correctly. And herbal remedy kit, consisting of two different herbal formulae typically one for oral administration and another for external use, is often used for the skin conditions.
Low-cost Customized Service: Three month's supply of this custom-made herbal preparation created on a single order base costs US$399.95 only. It is the average duration to take the remedy for an effect recommended for most individuals with different responses. Shipping charges are not included in the purchase price and will depend upon the shipping method that you choose. Please read our Shipping Policy for details. No any other hidden fees. Click the button below to go to questionnaire and order this herbal remedy.
Lichen planus occurs most often in men and women between the ages of 30 and 70 years. It is uncommon in the very young and elderly. All racial groups seem susceptible to lichen planus.
Lichen planus may be associated with several other disorders, most notably Hepatitis C.
Chemicals or medications associated with development of lichen planus include gold (used to treat rheumatoid arthritis), antibiotics, arsenic, iodides, chloroquine, quinacrine, quinidine, antimony, phenothiazines, diuretics such as chlorothiazide, and many others.
Oral lichen planus (OLP), a special form of lichen planus, is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes bilateral white striations, papules, or plaques on the buccal mucosa, tongue, and gingivae. Erythema, erosions, and blisters may or may not be present.
Oral lichen planus is more difficult to treat and typically lasts longer than skin lichen planus.
SYNONYMS N/A
SYMPTOMS
  • Itching in the location of a lesion
    • May be mild to severe
  • Skin lesion
    • Usually located on the inner areas of the wrist, legs, torso, or genitals
    • Generalized
    • Symmetric appearance
    • Single lesion or clusters of lesions, often at sites of skin trauma
    • Papule 2 to 4 cm size
    • Papules clustered into a plaque or large, flat-topped lesion
    • Distinct, sharp borders to lesions
    • Possibly covered with fine white streaks or linear scratch marks called Wickham's striae
    • Shiny or scaly appearance
    • Color dark -- reddish-purple (skin) or gray-white (mouth)
    • Possibility of developing blisters or ulcers
  • Ridges in the nails (nail abnormalities)
  • Dry mouth
  • Metallic taste in the mouth
  • Mouth lesions
    • Tender or painful (mild cases may have no discomfort)
    • Located on the sides of the tongue or the inside of the cheek
    • Occasionally located on the gums
    • Poorly defined area of blue-white spots or "pimples"
    • Linear lesions forming a lacy-appearing network of lesions
    • Gradual increase in size of affected area
    • Lesions occasionally erode to form painful ulcers
  • Hair loss
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