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I’ve come across so many ways to treat psoriasis that I decided to compile a psoriasis treatment list. This is an alphabetical list of various treatment methods, OTC and prescriptions.
I just want the sufferers to know that there are dozens of ways to treat psoriasis. If you think that you’ve tried everything and nothing worked, there’s definitely something that you haven’t tried yet and that may work wonders for you.
If you are interested in any of the terms you see, you can use the search button in the top right corner of the page; if you don’t find the explanation, you will most likely find it through Google.
Below is my psoriasis treatment list with dozens of treatments. Before trying anything, please do consult with your doctor. If you can share your own treatments, that would be great! I would add them to the list. Please, share your treatments in the comments on the bottom of this page.
Psoriasis Treatment List
A
- Aalgo (organic seaweed)
- Acetretin (Soriatane; synthetic vitamin A; systemic)
- Adalimumab (Humira; TNF inhibitor; biologic; mainly used for psoriatic arthritis)
- Alefacept (Amevive; immunosuppressive drug; biologic)
- Shark Liver Oil (Alkyrol)
- Aloe Vera (medicinal aloe)
- Anthralin/Dithranol (topical medicine)
- Anti-fungals
- Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)
- Aromatherapy
- Aveeno (soothing lotions)
- Ayurveda (Indian herbal medicine)
B
- Bee products: propolis ointment, flower pollen, and royal jelly
- Biologics: Amevive (alefacept), Raptiva (efalizumab), Enbrel (etanercept), and Remicade (infliximab)
- Bleach baths
- Borage oil
C
- Calcium-rich diet
- Calcipotriene ointments (Dovonex; synthetic vitamin D)
- Calcipotriol ointments (Dovobet, Daivobet, Taclonex)
- Clobetasol propionate (Decloban, Dermovate; steroids)
- Capsaicin (a compound of chilli peppers)
- Castor oil
- Chaga (birch mushroom)
- Coal tar (Denorex shampoo, Exorex lotion, Oxipor, Pentrax, Zetar, Psorent, Psoriasin, Tegrin )
- Colon therapy (colon cleansing)
D
- Dead Sea
- Dead Sea salts
- Dermalight (UVB lamps)
- Detox/Detoxification (removal of toxins from the body)
- Diet (Pagano)
- Doctor fish (scale-eating fish)
- Doo Gro (hair-growing products)
E
- Echinacea herb
- Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG; tea catechin)
- Essential fats/oils/acids (Omega-3 and Omega-6)
F
H
- Herbs (herbalism, phytotherapy)
- Homeopathy
- Hydrotherapy
- Hypnosis
I
- Ichthammol ointments/shampoos (Kertyol-S; ammonium bituminosulfonate)
K
L
- Laser (308nm excimer laser)
M
- Moisturizers (creams, lotions)
O
- Oils (fish oil, emu oil, evening primrose oil, tea tree oil, borage oil, castor oil)
P
- Phototherapy (light therapy – UVB, PUVA, Re-PUVA, excimer laser, and sunlight)
- Probiotic supplements
- Psychotherapy
R
S
- Salicylic acid (Dermarest, DermaSOLVE)
- Salt
- Selenium
- Steroid hormones
- Systemics (Acitretin, Cyclosporine, Methotrexate)
T
- Tazorac cream/gel
- Turmeric
U
- Ustekinumab (Stelara; human monoclonal antibody)
- UVB light lamps (narrowband - 311-312nm)
V
Z
- Zinc Pyrithione (Skin Zinc; anti-fungal, antibacterial)
I hope that you’ve enjoyed looking through my psoriasis treatment list. Please share your own treatment below and I will add it to the list!
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