Mahasarakham University discovers world's 1st herbal formula used to relieve psoriasis

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Mahasarakham University discovers world's 1st herbal formula used to relieve psoriasis

MAHA SARAKHAM, 27 May 2015 (NNT) - Researchers from Mahasarakham University have discovered the world's first herbal tea formula used to control and relieve symptoms of psoriasis.

A press conference was held with University Rector Supachai Samuppito, Dean of the Faculty of Technology Anuchita Mungngarm, and Prof. Siriporn Lawan with the health nutrition research unit. Patients from the Sakon Nakhon province were also invited to attend the news hearing.

Prof. Siriporn headed the herbal formula’s research & development. He explained that psoriasis is a chronic skin disease, whose symptoms include thick skin with red blotches, spots, and flaking. No definitive cause has ever been discovered, but studies have shown it may be related to genetic disorders, metabolic abnormalities, or the skin’s immune system.

While, psoriasis cannot be fully cured, and there are many forms of treatment. Patients can choose a combination of oral medication, injections and light therapy.

The response to psoriasis therapy can vary from patient to patient. They often require lifelong treatment, which can prove costly over time.

The use of herbal tea is an ideal long-term treatment for patients, because of its low toxicity. The tea is a combination of Thai and Chinese herbal medicine, with oleanolic acid that moisturizes the skin and has anti-inflammatory properties. It is also an antioxidant and was developed as a safe anesthetic. This fights psoriasis symptoms, such as itching, inflammation and peeling of the skin.

Mrs. Thanika Kotabin, the mother of a patient from Sakon Nakhon, said her son had been undergoing psoriasis treatments for the past three years at various medical institutes. Doctors confirmed that the disease was incurable.

However, Dr.Siriporn heard of her son's case and contacted her regarding the experimental herbal tea. After two months of treatment, the patient’s symptoms were eliminated and he could go back to school.


-- NNT 2015-05-27

[kalbo123]

How is the Ebola cure doing?

[Peabody]

A truly rigorous, statistically significant, double-blind, peer reviewed study. Sample size = 1?

[EricBerg]

Why is it that I do not believe this to be true? Google doesn't show on Prof. Siriporn Lawan. Perhaps the person was instructed to show results for research money?

[whatawonderfulday]

How is the Ebola cure doing?

Apparently the cure they had relied upon involved mass suicides of those infected but unfortunately the Thais coud not convince the Africans it was a good idea. Fortunately real medical science outside of Thailand appears to have come to the rescue. As for the Psorisis cure then it makes my skin itch to think about it.

Edited May 27, 2015 by whatawonderfulday

[davo2212]

Yiu obviously don't have psoriasis

[davo2212]

Kalbo123

[thesetat2013]

Another HUB for Thailand! Although it is doubtful many would believe this given the amount of Thais with facial skin problems. Maybe Thailand can be the real hub for pockmarked faces?

[pinkpanther99]

yes, and we also heard that an organisation in Thailand had found a cure for Ebola: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/764359-we-have-the-cure-for-ebola-bangkoks-siriraj-hospital-announces/

So I won't be holding my breath regarding Thailand's latest medical breakthrough.

[whatawonderfulday]

Another HUB for Thailand! Although it is doubtful many would believe this given the amount of Thais with facial skin problems. Maybe Thailand can be the real hub for pockmarked faces?

yep the hub of Zits and other words that end in "it"

[farmerjo]

If you have psoriasis you would welcome the news to see if it works for you.

[mikemac]

Yet another topic which attracts the Thai-bashing trolls in their droves.

If I was a mod I would do the forum a big favor and ban the lot of you, you are nothing but oxygen thieves the lot of you.

I have suffered from this disease for the past 11 years and have done lots of research on the subject in that time.

A lot of what is said in the op makes sense and I truly hope a cure is found for this rotten skin affliction.

Some people are so badly affected they don't leave their homes. Their entire upper body and face covered in the rash.

[partington]

Yet another topic which attracts the Thai-bashing trolls in their droves.

If I was a mod I would do the forum a big favor and ban the lot of you, you are nothing but oxygen thieves the lot of you.

I have suffered from this disease for the past 11 years and have done lots of research on the subject in that time.

A lot of what is said in the op makes sense and I truly hope a cure is found for this rotten skin affliction.

Some people are so badly affected they don't leave their homes. Their entire upper body and face covered in the rash.

I think people posting here are not trying to cast doubts on the severity or discomfort of psoriasis, or the suffering it causes, but are instead warning about the false claims that seem to be so common here.

Announcements that are simply based on wishful thinking rather than evidence seem to be the rule rather than the exception. The Ebola "cure" claim mentioned by some posters here is an example. This claim was indeed made, and was indeed untrue.

A single story, about 'remission' of a disease characterised in many people by periods of flare-up, followed by reduction in severity, then flare up again, is not really trustworthy.

Very careful and painstaking research studies are always necessary to prove therapeutic benefit, but in diseases like this, whose course is by nature cyclical, the science has to be absolutely scrupulous. In all likelihood it is not here, and so represents a false hope.

[dagling]

"Mahasarakham University discovers world's 1st herbal formula used to relieve psoriasis

MAHA SARAKHAM, 27 May 2015 (NNT) - Researchers from Mahasarakham University have discovered the world's first herbal tea formula used to control and relieve symptoms of psoriasis."

The link dosen`t work...

[katana]

Not trying to steal the Thais' thunder, but I thought Chinese traditional medicine had been treating psoriasis with herbs for centuries.

eg http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/129658.php

[borisloosebrain]

As someone who has had psoriiasis and tried many different treatments for over three decades, firstly don't listen to your garden variety doctors, unless they have done their own independent research..usually they just parrot what the FDA tells them, and they are basically clueless :

second the most effective way to keep the symptoms to a minimum is through diet :period :

If I eat a raw food based diet it clears up completely within a month or two, when I go back to my preferred diet of beer, pub lunches, pastas, Thai food etc it returns with a fury :

thirdly: there are different types of psoriasis , some relate to auto immune disease, some are more like eczema and are more easily treatable.

The best practitioner I've seen is Dr Thirant in Australia who offers dietary advice based on blood type and has a cream that is all natural and has amazing results. Average 90%+ cleared up within 6-8 weeks for all clients.

Sadly the cream isn't cheap by comparison with the Medicare funded FDA creams and he is constantly hounded by aforementioned garden variety doctors who offer chemical treatments which may help short term and include a free dose of side effects but are really a waste of money. Shame on those ignorant idiots.

I'm interested to see what the thais have come up with, herbal and especially chinese medicine based treatments have helped me with other ailments when western doctors have failed abysmally. Turmeric is also very beneficial, it is a brilliant anti inflammatory which in the case of anyone with psoriatic arthritis is a blessing.

It's not something that I expect to cured of but I am through years of research and trial and error of different treatments , now equipped well enough to deal with it so that it isn't the problem that it can be for anyone whose approach is " In Doc we trust "

Edited May 27, 2015 by borisloosebrain

[NongKhaiKid]

When members express skepticism about claims made it doesn't have to indicate Thai bashing but simply a reaction to the outrageous claims that are commonplace and range from F 1 and Tour de France coming to what's said on behalf of other countries.

[BSJ]

When members express skepticism about claims made it doesn't have to indicate Thai bashing but simply a reaction to the outrageous claims that are commonplace and range from F 1 and Tour de France coming to what's said on behalf of other countries.

F1 is coming to Thailand! When? Soon? Sometime never? Your pulling my leg aren't you?

I am always reading about new discoveries with some degree of skepticism. But when they mentioned Chinese medicine I knew they had a foundation for a product that could work.

[simple1]

As someone who has had psoriiasis and tried many different treatments for over three decades, firstly don't listen to your garden variety doctors, unless they have done their own independent research..usually they just parrot what the FDA tells them, and they are basically clueless :

second the most effective way to keep the symptoms to a minimum is through diet :period :

If I eat a raw food based diet it clears up completely within a month or two, when I go back to my preferred diet of beer, pub lunches, pastas, Thai food etc it returns with a fury :

thirdly: there are different types of psoriasis , some relate to auto immune disease, some are more like eczema and are more easily treatable.

The best practitioner I've seen is Dr Thirant in Australia who offers dietary advice based on blood type and has a cream that is all natural and has amazing results. Average 90%+ cleared up within 6-8 weeks for all clients.

Sadly the cream isn't cheap by comparison with the Medicare funded FDA creams and he is constantly hounded by aforementioned garden variety doctors who offer chemical treatments which may help short term and include a free dose of side effects but are really a waste of money. Shame on those ignorant idiots.

I'm interested to see what the thais have come up with, herbal and especially chinese medicine based treatments have helped me with other ailments when western doctors have failed abysmally. Turmeric is also very beneficial, it is a brilliant anti inflammatory which in the case of anyone with psoriatic arthritis is a blessing.

It's not something that I expect to cured of but I am through years of research and trial and error of different treatments , now equipped well enough to deal with it so that it isn't the problem that it can be for anyone whose approach is " In Doc we trust "

I have had psoriatic arthritis for about 15 years and taking 2 grams a day of sulfasalazine that does keep it under control. I'm concerned about long term side effects, doctor here in Oz claims there is no alternative drug therapy. Can you point to peer reviewed content on the use of turmeric or other forms of treatment?

[mikemac]

As someone who has had psoriiasis and tried many different treatments for over three decades, firstly don't listen to your garden variety doctors, unless they have done their own independent research..usually they just parrot what the FDA tells them, and they are basically clueless :

second the most effective way to keep the symptoms to a minimum is through diet :period :

If I eat a raw food based diet it clears up completely within a month or two, when I go back to my preferred diet of beer, pub lunches, pastas, Thai food etc it returns with a fury :

thirdly: there are different types of psoriasis , some relate to auto immune disease, some are more like eczema and are more easily treatable.

The best practitioner I've seen is Dr Thirant in Australia who offers dietary advice based on blood type and has a cream that is all natural and has amazing results. Average 90%+ cleared up within 6-8 weeks for all clients.

Sadly the cream isn't cheap by comparison with the Medicare funded FDA creams and he is constantly hounded by aforementioned garden variety doctors who offer chemical treatments which may help short term and include a free dose of side effects but are really a waste of money. Shame on those ignorant idiots.

I'm interested to see what the thais have come up with, herbal and especially chinese medicine based treatments have helped me with other ailments when western doctors have failed abysmally. Turmeric is also very beneficial, it is a brilliant anti inflammatory which in the case of anyone with psoriatic arthritis is a blessing.

It's not something that I expect to cured of but I am through years of research and trial and error of different treatments , now equipped well enough to deal with it so that it isn't the problem that it can be for anyone whose approach is " In Doc we trust "

Good post, you are obviously well educated on the subject.

I tried all the creams available in Australia over the years and they did not work or in the case of the steroid based creams only worked while you were using them, as soon as you stopped the flaking skin came back.

I went to China in 2007 trying to find a cure but had no luck, would like to have had a translator with me.

A Naturopath told me the Chinese had a cure for it about 10 years ago, not long after I first started to suffer from it.

I expect the cure, if ever found, will come from a natural source, and will be some type of anti-inflammatory.

The best thing I have found to keep it at bay is coal based shampoo which I use as a body wash.

[geriatrickid]

If you have psoriasis you would welcome the news to see if it works for you.

Not really. I would want to see the evidence that substantiated the claim so that I would not be victimized by another bogus remedy, or worse, injured.

[geriatrickid]

Yet another topic which attracts the Thai-bashing trolls in their droves.

If I was a mod I would do the forum a big favor and ban the lot of you, you are nothing but oxygen thieves the lot of you.

I have suffered from this disease for the past 11 years and have done lots of research on the subject in that time.

A lot of what is said in the op makes sense and I truly hope a cure is found for this rotten skin affliction.

Some people are so badly affected they don't leave their homes. Their entire upper body and face covered in the rash.

A lot of what was written was a repeat of common knowledge. You don't like the comments some have made. OK. However, none of the comments made is either offensive or factually incorrect. Let's take this a step further and look at why some might even find this article insulting. The article refers to the tea's oleanolic oil property. Guess what? Olive oil is a better source. Then there is a reference to Thai and Chinese "herbal" medicines. Sadly, much of these herbal concoctions are bogus. It plays to the human need o have a magical cure from the ancient world, and nothing more. The "traditional" product vendors still sell rhino horn, bear gall bladders and tiger penis as special medicinal ingredients don't they? There is a strong demand for dried or smoked foetuses as a cure all. No doubt there are some old time plants and herbs that are of use. However, until they are identified and properly tested it is foolish to make claims.

What we have is an article promoting an unidentified product as a successful treatment for a difficult disorder. Common sense dictates that the product be properly identified and actually tested on a large number of patients before making any claims of success

[NongKhaiKid]

When members express skepticism about claims made it doesn't have to indicate Thai bashing but simply a reaction to the outrageous claims that are commonplace and range from F 1 and Tour de France coming to what's said on behalf of other countries.

F1 is coming to Thailand! When? Soon? Sometime never? Your pulling my leg aren't you?

I am always reading about new discoveries with some degree of skepticism. But when they mentioned Chinese medicine I knew they had a foundation for a product that could work.

I'm presuming you're joking and not Rip Van Winkle but just in case it was just a totally false claim, as with the Tour, denied as soon as they were made in LOL, Land of Lies.

[mikebike]

As someone who has had psoriiasis and tried many different treatments for over three decades, firstly don't listen to your garden variety doctors, unless they have done their own independent research..usually they just parrot what the FDA tells them, and they are basically clueless : 35 years with psoriasis and I totally agree with you - but no way I would limit it to the FDA, all nations medical establishments are basically clueless on the disease.

second the most effective way to keep the symptoms to a minimum is through diet :period :

If I eat a raw food based diet it clears up completely within a month or two, when I go back to my preferred diet of beer, pub lunches, pastas, Thai food etc it returns with a fury : While appreciating your antidotal evidence my experience with diet modification was no more successful than any other treatment - initial impressive reduction of symptoms followed by the psoriasis reestablishing its natural fierce and fade cycles.

I'm interested to see what the thais have come up with... Yes, despite what the posters who do not suffer from psoriasis may think, those of us with psoriasis are well aware of the false claims and charlatans vulturing around the disease trying to profit from it and the self-conscousness of its victims - no need to be Thai to do this so really no need for the warnings guys!!. The only thing suffers are are worrying about is: will this work for me, personally; and, are there side effects. Personally I'm gonna see if I can get the tea and give it a try...

[mikemac]

As a longtime sufferer of psoriasis please forgive me for being optimistic about a cure being found.

I don't give a rat's ass about other claims like the F1 being held in Thailand or a cure for ebola, this topic is about a cure for psoriasis. If you want to carry on about false claims in Thailand start a topic and go your hardest.

[mikebike]

If you have psoriasis you would welcome the news to see if it works for you.

Not really. I would want to see the evidence that substantiated the claim so that I would not be victimized by another bogus remedy, or worse, injured.

Unfortunately GK we do not have that luxury. The medical sciences are so clueless about our disease that the efforts of big pharma are no more safe, and quite possibly LESS safe than most herbal treatments I have encountered. I have been waiting about 35 years for substantiated evidence, from any source, and if I had done done nothing to help myself but wait, as you suggest, or, heaven forbid continued for 35 years with the medical establishment's topical corticosteroid treatments I would be far worse off than I am now.

[simple1]

As someone who has had psoriiasis and tried many different treatments for over three decades, firstly don't listen to your garden variety doctors, unless they have done their own independent research..usually they just parrot what the FDA tells them, and they are basically clueless :

second the most effective way to keep the symptoms to a minimum is through diet :period :

If I eat a raw food based diet it clears up completely within a month or two, when I go back to my preferred diet of beer, pub lunches, pastas, Thai food etc it returns with a fury :

thirdly: there are different types of psoriasis , some relate to auto immune disease, some are more like eczema and are more easily treatable.

The best practitioner I've seen is Dr Thirant in Australia who offers dietary advice based on blood type and has a cream that is all natural and has amazing results. Average 90%+ cleared up within 6-8 weeks for all clients.

Sadly the cream isn't cheap by comparison with the Medicare funded FDA creams and he is constantly hounded by aforementioned garden variety doctors who offer chemical treatments which may help short term and include a free dose of side effects but are really a waste of money. Shame on those ignorant idiots.

I'm interested to see what the thais have come up with, herbal and especially chinese medicine based treatments have helped me with other ailments when western doctors have failed abysmally. Turmeric is also very beneficial, it is a brilliant anti inflammatory which in the case of anyone with psoriatic arthritis is a blessing.

It's not something that I expect to cured of but I am through years of research and trial and error of different treatments , now equipped well enough to deal with it so that it isn't the problem that it can be for anyone whose approach is " In Doc we trust "

Good post, you are obviously well educated on the subject.

I tried all the creams available in Australia over the years and they did not work or in the case of the steroid based creams only worked while you were using them, as soon as you stopped the flaking skin came back.

I went to China in 2007 trying to find a cure but had no luck, would like to have had a translator with me.

A Naturopath told me the Chinese had a cure for it about 10 years ago, not long after I first started to suffer from it.

I expect the cure, if ever found, will come from a natural source, and will be some type of anti-inflammatory.

The best thing I have found to keep it at bay is coal based shampoo which I use as a body wash.

In Thailand I used 'Polytar Liquid' from a company called Stiefel; very effective

[Seastallion]

So, a herbal tea, not a topical ointment.

Oleanolic acid...this is what Wiki says about it....A 2002 study in Wistar mice found that oleanolic acid reversibly induced infertility in mice due to reduced sperm quality and motility, at a dose of 16 mg/kg for 30 days. After withdrawing this treatment, mice regained fertility and successfully impregnated female mice.^[9]

[mikebike]

So, a herbal tea, not a topical ointment.

Oleanolic acid...this is what Wiki says about it....A 2002 study in Wistar mice found that oleanolic acid reversibly induced infertility in mice due to reduced sperm quality and motility, at a dose of 16 mg/kg for 30 days. After withdrawing this treatment, mice regained fertility and successfully impregnated female mice.^[9]

Hahaha - not an issue for some - I was snipped over 20 years ago! I've already got all the kids I want or need!!

[mikebike]

So, a herbal tea, not a topical ointment.

Oleanolic acid...this is what Wiki says about it....A 2002 study in Wistar mice found that oleanolic acid reversibly induced infertility in mice due to reduced sperm quality and motility, at a dose of 16 mg/kg for 30 days. After withdrawing this treatment, mice regained fertility and successfully impregnated female mice.^[9]

So after reading the link I am left wondering about reading comprehension.

The study you referred to and cherry-picked out of the wiki article was ATTEMPTING to use oleanolic acid as a fertility treatment and using it in such doses and refined to produce reduced fertility.

The form to oleanolic acid used in psoriatic treatment is a triterpenoid analog of oleanolic acid - a very different compound.

Kinda like warning people who need morphine to control pain that pure heroin is a killer...