Abstract
The immune disease lichen planus affects primarily mucous membranes, particularly in the mouth. Current drug treatments are palliative only and have significant adverse effects. The disease appears to be related to stress, leaky gut, and allergies, and natural medicine offers ways to treat these underlying problems including diet, supplements, and herbal therapies.
Potentially valuable herbal therapies for symptoms or to treat causes include nerviness and adaptogens. These include Aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) gel; Curcuma longa (turmeric) rhizome; curcumin; Potentilla tormentilla (tormentil) herb; Portulacca oleracea (purslane) leaf; Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root; Tripterygium wilfordii (thunder god vine) root; Althaea officinalis (marshmallow) leaf or root; Alcea rosea (hollyhock) leaf or root; Symphytum officinale (comfrey) leaf; Zingiber officinale (ginger) rhizome; Filipendula ulmaria (meadowsweet) flowering top; Achillea millefolium (yarrow) flowering top; Calendula officinalis (calendula) flower; Humulus lupulus (hops) strobile; Larrea tridentata (creosote bush) herb; Artemisia tridentata (bigleaf sagebrush) leaf, Crataegus spp. (hawthorn) leaf, flower and fruit; Rubus spp. (blackberry, raspberry) leaf and root; Vaccinium spp. (blueberry, bilberry) leaf and fruit; Morella cerifera (bayberry) bark, Polygonum spp. (bistort) leaf, Camellia sinensis (black tea) steamed leaf; and Agrimonia eupatoria (agrimony) herb.
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