
Dermatology
Inflammatory skin disorders range from annoying to debilitating. Our herbal, acupuncture, and dietary therapies can provide long-term relief.

Dermatology
Inflammatory skin disorders range from annoying to debilitating. Our herbal, acupuncture, and dietary therapies can provide long-term relief.
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Dermatology
Our practitioners who specialize in dermatology are: Fang Cai, Michael Harding
Chinese Herbal Medicine for Dermatology is a unique specialty within Chinese Herbal Medicine. Collecting a detailed history, current symptoms, plus careful visual examination of the skin helps determine a correct diagnosis and effective treatment. Chinese herbal medicine can yield profound and lasting results in many inflammatory and autoimmune skin conditions. The best way to show the power of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Dermatology is through photos of patient improvements over time:
Acne
Eczema
Pompholyx (Dishydrotic) Eczema
Psoriasis
Lichen planus
Lichen simplex
We treat these conditions and many others including Rosacea, Perioral Dermatitis, Urticaria (hives), Recurrent Herps, Unexplained itching, and Topical Steroid Withdraw (TSW).
Patients come to us seeking relief from discomfort and because they want actual healing, rather than the immune suppression or disruption that comes from the steroids, antibiotics, and biologics offered in conventional dermatology treatment. Our main tool for dermatology is Chinese herbal medicine; we also bring in topical remedies, acupuncture, dietary changes, nutritional supplements, and other lifestyle adjustments as needed.
Depending on the severity and history of skin condition, treatment length can be a few days (e.g. poison ivy rash), or 3 - 6+ months (e.g. whole-body rash from TSW, or chronic hives of 20 years duration). If your skin disorder falls under the "severe" category, you must be prepared to take high-potency (i.e. very bad tasting) herbs, prepared by Kamwo Pharmacy in NYC. Because of the high dosage, specialized cooking process, and shipping of herbal teas to your residence, the treatment is expensive, ranging $18-22 per day, plus shipping. The good news is that there is an end point! We expect to see improvements within the first 2-4 weeks of treatment. Many of our patients have been amazed and ecstatic to see a return of their normal, healthy skin.