psoriasis treatment and causes

Before seeing the appropriate treatment to treat psoriasis, try to understand what it is and how it manifests.
Psoriasis is a disease (which in some cases can be also of psychosomatic) that occurs suddenly.
For this reason, people suffering from psoriasis, should also be supported by adequate psychological treatment.
 
Psoriasis is a skin disease in inflammatory widespread, non-infectious, mainly characterized by hyperproliferation of the epidermis with infiltration of macrophages and neutrophils, which is involved in a mechanism mediated by metabolites of arachidonic acid which leads to the synthesis of ' lipoxygenase enzyme, the precursor of blood elements triggers inflammation.

The course of psoriasis is chronic and occurs in periods alternate with phases of remission and periods of exacerbation.

psoriasis cure classical and special diet

Psoriasis can be treated in various natural ways, such as diet and other alternative therapies with traditional methods.

The classical treatments make use heliotherapy, ultraviolet, integration vitamins (B, C, D and H), ointments of salicylic acid, undecylenic acid, linoleic acid and omega3-linol.

The discomfort of this disease can also be treated with natural medicine that focuses on proper feeding and finds support in phytotherapy.

The person suffering from psoriasis should avoid foods that produce "heat", such as red meat, sausages, dairy products, eggs, margarine, fried, salt, sugar, alcohol, eggplant, raw tomatoes, peppers, artichokes, berries , strawberries, apples.

On the contrary, should be preferred bread and pasta, brown rice, beans, bitter greens (chicory, radicchio, watercress, zucchini, pumpkin), fish rich in omega3 and consume at least two liters of water a day to maintain the right level of hydration of the skin.Various studies are underway to test the activity antipsorisiatica of natural substances, in particular in anthrones and alkaloids.

According to recent studies, one of the plants most effective in the treatment of psoriasis is the mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium) is a small shrub that grows in the mountains of north-west, belonging to the family Berberidaceae, also used as an ornamental .

In addition to the variety aquifolium, there are species nepense and nervous, well-known in traditional medicine, which he used the roots and powdered leaves to treat skin abrasions.
Early clinical studies to assess the therapeutic use for the treatment of psoriasis date back to 1992 and some experimental work have demonstrated that the bark extract of Mahonia aquifolium is able to inhibit the growth of keratinocytes, the principal cells that give rise to 'skin: this activity is attributed to both the extract from whole plant to its constituents isolated and taken individually, such as berberine, bermamina and oxyacantina, alkaloids with anti-proliferative effect, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory.

According to other studies, the extract of mahonia inhibit the lipoxygenase, whose products of metabolism play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory psoriasis.
The treatment with ointments to be applied locally containing the mahonia has been shown to have a good efficacy in the treatment of psoriasis.

Another interesting plant is the colaguala (Polypodium deecumanum), South American fern belonging to the family Polypodiaceae, which would operate in a particular way on leukotriene B4, a mediator of inflammation present in large quantities in the skin psorisiaca.
The inhibitory activity was attributed to the presence of polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in the plant, including acids linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic.

The Polypodium leucotomos, which grows in the highlands of Guatemala, has shown that in addition to being an antioxidant and photoprotector, performs an interesting action against psoriasis and vitiligo.
Therapeutic prospects for the treatment of psoriasis with regard to medicinal plants are so varied, although further studies are needed, particularly with regard to the toxicity of berberine contained in other plants such as goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), barberry ( Berberis vulgaris) and hawthorn (gen. Crataegus).
This alkaloid isoquinolinyl, in fact, in addition to be hepatotoxic, causes a gastrointestinal symptoms, can exert depressant action on the activity respiratory and cardiac and kidney lead to serious consequences.
Is not recommended for use of these plants during pregnancy and lactation, and in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Toxicity, especially in relation to the dosage, calls for great caution in the use orally, plants containing berberine: the advice is to use them, if really necessary, for a period not exceeding two weeks.
Psoriasis natural cure is diet is an article created with the hope of helping those who suffer from this disease.
 
It is recommended always, consult your doctor.