Hindawi Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2020, Article ID 5239854, 16 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5239854 Research Article Chinese Medicine for Psoriasis Vulgaris Based on Syndrome Pattern: A Network Pharmacological Study Dongmei Wang ,1,2,3 Chuanjian Lu ,2,3 Jingjie Yu,2,3 Miaomiao Zhang,2,3 Wei Zhu,2,3 and Jiangyong Gu 2,3,4 1Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510091, China 2Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510006, China 3'e Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China 4Department of Biochemistry, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China Correspondence should be addressed to Chuanjian Lu;
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[email protected] Received 9 September 2019; Revised 13 January 2020; Accepted 23 January 2020; Published 28 April 2020 Academic Editor: Maria Camilla Bergonzi Copyright © 2020 Dongmei Wang et al. -is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. -e long-term use of conventional therapy for psoriasis vulgaris remains a challenge due to limited or no patient response and severe side effects. Complementary and alternative treatments such as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are widely used in East Asia. TCM treatment is based on individual syndrome types. -ree TCM formulae, Compound Qingdai Pills (F1), Yujin Yinxie Tablets (F2), and Xiaoyin Tablets (F3), are used for blood heat, blood stasis, and blood dryness type of psoriasis vulgaris, respectively.