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Wheatgrass for psoriasis
Psoriasis is a common skin condition that can affect people of all ages. It is characterised by a scaly rash that may or may not be itchy. It is not contagious nor is it due to an allergy.
There is a genetic predisposition to psoriasis (it can run in families) but there is also an autoimmune element involved. i.e. the body's immune system attacks normal skin and causes damage. The condition affects men and women equally and is often very mild, however it can become quite severe in some patients
About 5% of psoriasis sufferers will develop joint pains (psoriatic arthritis) which can affect one or more joints.
Psoriasis often responds well to wheatgrass extract resulting in reduced scale, thinning of plaque (the lesions can become very thick and unsightly) and reduced inflammation. Daily topical application of wheatgrass extract in a cream base or preferably a lotion appears to helps reduce inflammation and possibly boost the skin's immunity which may help overcome the autoimmune component of the disorder. Ideally, combine the wheatgrass extract orally with the topical lotion.
Typically, itch tends to diminish early (sometimes in two or three days) followed by thinning and flattening of plaque over several months. Following continued daily application, lesions begin to fade and can eventually disappear or reduce in number or size. Patients generally find that in time they can apply the extract on a needs basis rather than every day.
For a fair assessment of efficacy, treatment should be continued for at least six, preferably twelve, months. Many patients are eventually able to dispense with both oral medication and topical pharmaceuticals.
Case History: Psoriasis 20 years
Back & buttock lesions
Psoriasis in a 63 yo male present for 20 years. Numerous topical applications, UV, cortisone injections with little, if any improvement over the years except in summer.
The photograph on the left (after one month's treatment with wheatgrass Skin Recovery Spray twice daily) shows thick plaque, heavy scale formation and rough, thickened edges around lesions. By this stage, the patient's itch had significantly improved, and only required occasional topical steroid application.
Centre (6 months treatment), plaque visibly thinner, lesions flattening and spreading, pinkish skin colour returning to lesion surface and edges more clearly defined. Most noticeable are the numerous "skin lines" forming, a sign that I believe shows that skin "normalisation" has begun. More "pseudolesions" have appeared, but these tend to become pale and disappear in time. At this stage, the patient's genital psoriasis, present for many years, had largely resolved.
Right (9 months treatment) Lesions flatter and fading, approaching normal skin colour. Significant improvement in appearance of lesions over treatment period.
Click on individual photographs to enlarge. Note: These photographs were not taken by the author.
 C. P. 19 Feb '03
1 month treatment WG Spray |
 C. P. 12 Jul '03
6 months treatment WG Spray |
 C. P. 22 Oct '03
9 months treatment WG Spray |
 C. P. 2 Feb '04
12 months treatment WG Spray |
Leg Lesion
C. P. 19 Feb '03
1 month treatment WG lotion
C. P. 27 Apr '03
3 months treatment WG lotion
C. P. 12 Jul '03
C. P. 29 Sep '03
8 months treatment WG lotion
C. P. 2 Feb '04
12 months treatment WG lotion
Knee Lesions
C. P. 19 Feb '03
1 month treatment WG lotion
C. P. 27 Apr '03
3 months treatment WG lotion
C. P. 12 Jul '03
6 months treatment WG lotion
C. P. 29 Sep '03
8 months treatment WG lotion
C. P. 2 Feb '04
12 months treatment WG lotion.
Note mild regression typical of the
changeable nature of psoriasis.
Overall, there is marked improvement.
Dr. C. L. Reynolds. M.B.,B.S.
C. P.'s Psoriasis Testimonial
At this point I really don't care what any of the skeptics have to say. I know what I am experiencing and I am more encouraged by the progress than I have been in many years. I am very greatly in your debt for your interest and for giving me a chance to try the wheatgrass.
As I have told you before, even my dermatologist (who is one of the most respected in Iowa) has said in the past that I have been the hardest case to treat he has ever seen. He has had patients with more and wider spread psoriasis than mine, but they have responded to treatment much better than I ever have. He has even tried the cortisone injections with the expectation they would reduce or eliminate the worst plaque areas. They did not respond at all.
2 February, 2004 after 12 months' treatment with wheatgrass spray
I have now been using the Skin Recovery Spray for one year. I stopped using the three topical steroids I applied daily when I started using the wheatgrass spray. The first thing that I noticed was a distinct thinning of the plaques. Before very long all of the thick plaques were gone. I was somewhat concerned when I seemed to be developing new small lesions and the large one on my back looked as if it was spreading but with no thick plaque. Then I was informed about the rebound effect that many people experience after stopping topical steroid use. Through the months my large lesions have become smaller and many of the little ones have disappeared completely. I have developed normal skin in the center of the large lesion on left leg. I no longer have any thick plaque areas at all. My wife says she has not seen nearly as much dead skin on the sheets and a reduction of dust, which is mainly dead skin, in the house. She usually applies the wheatgrass for me because it is very difficult for me to reach the area on my back.
If my lesions continue to improve as they have been I look forward to most of them completely disappearing in time. Even if they do not, the absence of the thick plaque, the reduction of itching and the fact that the lesions no longer bleed, drain and hurt as they once did is a miracle to me. Add to that the fact that the wheatgrass contains no potentially dangerous steroids or dangerous chemicals convinces me that the wheatgrass is a winner at every level.
C. P. 14 October, 2003
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