{"id":2377,"date":"2013-06-24T00:26:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T00:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?page_id=2377"},"modified":"2013-06-30T04:51:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T04:51:55","slug":"skin-module-3-clarissa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?page_id=2377","title":{"rendered":"Skin ~ Topical Therapies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?page_id=2349\">Lecture Notes ~ Module 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tissue relationships &#8212; in Ayurveda\u00c2\u00a0 Bhrajaka Pitta rules skin.\u00c2\u00a0 Liver, skin, and eye &#8212; all pitta organs.\u00c2\u00a0 They have similar nutritional requirements and closely related pathology.<\/p>\n<p>Survival priority order &#8212; Liver is 1st for resources, skin is next (mid), then eyes.\u00c2\u00a0 Liver gets energy before skin.\u00c2\u00a0 Liver will respond first, but may not be noticed, while skin still has symptoms.\u00c2\u00a0 Diseases\/issues develop in reverse order, i.e. eye issues\/problems 1st, skin next, liver last.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Toxicity&#8221; plays a big role.\u00c2\u00a0 Historically, detoxification is a large part of skin treatment.\u00c2\u00a0 Treat the liver to treat the skin.<\/p>\n<p>Supplements that are generally helpful for the skin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vitamin C to bowel tolerance<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin E &#8212; 4,000 IU\/day for acute treatment.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a short term dose.\u00c2\u00a0 Use natural vitamin E from mixed Tocopherols<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin A &#8212; 100,000 IU\/day for 2 to 3 months.\u00c2\u00a0 Maintenance dose:\u00c2\u00a0 25,000 IU<\/li>\n<li>Zinc &#8212; 100mg or more (capsule) Gluconate or amino chelate forms.\u00c2\u00a0 30mg\/day for maintenance.<\/li>\n<li>Antioxidents across the board for skin (1) nourish connective tissue, (2) reduce oxidation, (3) support protein structures and elasticity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Herbs: \u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gotu Kola lea<\/strong>f.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe the best herb there is for connective tissue.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Use for:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Wounds<br \/>\nCellulite<br \/>\nVaricose veins<br \/>\nDermatitis<br \/>\nStimulates hair\/nails<br \/>\nIncreases blood supply to connective tissue.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Formation connective tissue structural constituents<br \/>\nPromotes skin tensile integrity<br \/>\nIncreases keratinization<br \/>\nScleroderma<br \/>\nDose:\u00c2\u00a0 Tea 30-90 grams (dry herb weight, brewed) per day<\/p>\n<p><strong>Triphala.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 Amla, haritaki, bibitaki (&#8220;three fruits&#8221;).\u00c2\u00a0 General tonic with an affinity for the skin.\u00c2\u00a0 Dose:\u00c2\u00a0 2 grams\/day, long term.\u00c2\u00a0 Increase to bowel tolerance for acute conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ginkgo leaf.\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong> Antioxidant.\u00c2\u00a0 General benefit.\u00c2\u00a0 Promotes circulation.\u00c2\u00a0 Supports &#8220;ground substance&#8221; basis of skin integrity<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chinese Violet.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 Viola yedoensis\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Main herb in TCM for inflammatory skin disease.<br \/>\nZi Hua Di Ding<br \/>\nLeaf (entire plant including root)<br \/>\nBitter, cold<br \/>\nClears heat, expels toxins<br \/>\nAscending liver yang<br \/>\nInflammatory skin disease<br \/>\nDetoxify, soften and dissolve hard nodules<br \/>\nAppropriate for use in Children<br \/>\nStandard Dose:\u00c2\u00a0 9-15 g\/day. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Large dose up to 30 g<br \/>\nLeaves quite edible steamed as food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wild Pansy\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Viola tricolor (Europe)<br \/>\nLeaf used<br \/>\nUsually tincture form<br \/>\nContains Salicylates and rutin<br \/>\nGood for Eczema, psoriasis and acne<br \/>\nAppropriate for use in Children<br \/>\nStandard dose:\u00c2\u00a0 30 ml<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Topical treatments <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Vulneraries ~ <\/strong>Heal skin trauma\/injury.\u00c2\u00a0 Topical application, wound healers.\u00c2\u00a0 Examples:\u00c2\u00a0 Comfrey root and leaf, Mullein leaf, Plantain leaf, Aloe leaf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tissue Healers<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Heal skin trauma\/injury, Some of these herbs can be used both externally and internally.\u00c2\u00a0 These herbs often contain cell proliferant constituents.\u00c2\u00a0 i.e.,\u00c2\u00a0 Comfrey root and leaf (external and internal) , Dipsacus root, Aloe leaf\u00c2\u00a0 (external and internal).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alteratives<\/strong> ~ taken internally to detoxify the skin.\u00c2\u00a0 Examples:<br \/>\nBurdock root, Yellow dock root, Sarsaparilla root, Barberry root, Oregon grape root (close relative of barberry), Chaparral leaf.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anti-inflammatory <\/strong>~ taken internally to reduce skin inflammation.\u00c2\u00a0 Examples:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 Turmeric, Violet leaf both Viola yedoensis (Chinese) and Viola tricolor (European), Amla (slow acting), Bringraj leaf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lecture Notes ~ Module 3 Tissue relationships &#8212; in Ayurveda\u00c2\u00a0 Bhrajaka Pitta rules skin.\u00c2\u00a0 Liver, skin, and eye &#8212; all pitta organs.\u00c2\u00a0 They have similar nutritional requirements and closely related pathology. Survival priority order &#8212; Liver is 1st for resources, skin is next (mid), then eyes.\u00c2\u00a0 Liver gets energy before &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":2349,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2377","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","column","threecol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2377"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2377\/revisions\/2381"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}