VITILIGO CAN BE TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBAL

EXTRACT

Vitiligo or leukoderma is a Generally, it has been noticed a higher

skin disease manifested by the progressive frequency in the persons suffering from auto-
development of cutaneous depigmentations immune diseases: hyper and hypothyroidism,
in the shape of patches or spots. Vitiligo adrenocortical insufficiency, alopecia areata,
may occur at any age and it has a different pernicious anemia (B12 vitamin deficiency).
evolution: in some people depigmentations
may stop for years. Vitiligo is not a
contagious disease and it cannot be
transmitted by physical touch.

Depigmentation occurs as a result of local deterioration of the melanocytes – the

melanin producing cells, a substance that influences the color of skin, hair and eyes. Vitiligo
also affects the mucous membranes: retina, oral and nasal cavities, genital and rectal areas.

Stress is a factor that may cause the existing patches to extend or may cause changes
in their distribution upon the body: some patches may get pigmented again and
depigmentations appear in other areas. Repigmentation of certain areas is not their healing.
After a certain time, the initial depimentations may appear again.

At the same time, certain area may be more widely depigmented than others and the
depigmentation degree varies from person to person.

Areas of the body where depigmentations may appear:

 Sun exposed areas: hands, legs, face and upper part of the chest;
 Around the eyes, nostrils, mouth, nipples, navel and genital organs;
 Axilla and inguinal area;
 Around scars caused by cuts, scratches, burns;
 Around moles;
 On the choroid – the membrane nourishing the eye globe;
 Areas of the scalp, which leads to appearance of gray strands of hair or to
premature graying.

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 These areas may be more or less affected. However, it has been noticed that this
disease has certain occurrence patterns:

 Focal: depigmentations occur merely in one area of the body (in this case, the
disease stopped its evolution, but it may get generalized as a result of psychical
shocks);
 Symmetrical: depigmentations are distributed as in a mirror on both sides of
the body;
 Asymmetrical: depigmentations are distributed randomly on both sides of the
body;
 Generalized: depigmentations in multiple areas on the surface of the body.

Besides the unaesthetic character of the disease, the changes cause emotional, behavior
and psychic disorders: stress, depression, anxiety, discontent with oneself, low self esteem,
lack of confidence, etc. Most time, the persons suffering from vitiligo are ashamed of their
own body and frustrated with their disease. At the same time they become inhibited in the
presence of other persons, fearing the reaction of these latter ones.

Causes and Treatment

Vitiligo is caused by the action of certain factors in a specific context. This context is
created by the simultaneous occurrence of hepatic and neuroendocrine disorders that cause
wrong metabolic interpretations and changes of the hormonal secretions.

However, the seriousness of this disease is little known. All the skin layers are
affected, but the depigmentations and the skin functional disorders originate in the brain.

Because of the hepatic and neuroendocrine disorders, any emotional shock causes a
cerebral vascular spasm. The cerebral area affected by the spasm innervates a specific area on
the skin. This skin area will be affected by the diminishing of nerve endings vascularization
and sensitivity. The local metabolism is greatly slowed down, which will generate a poor
oxygenation as well as retaining of toxins in the affected surface.

At cellular level, the melanin receptors will be filled with its metabolic products and
not with pigment as it normally happens. At this point, the vicious circle of the disease is
triggered: the brain no longer receives the order to produce the necessary pigment, as the
melanin receptors are already filled with metabolic products.

When the sick person suffers another emotional shocks the cerebral hypoxic area
grows larger. At skin level, this process is manifested by the widening or the accentuation of
the depigmented patches.

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 Vitiligo is treated by acupuncture and
apiphytotherapy. The treatment consists of
several stages which vary as duration,
depending on the patient’s response to
treatment. In the first place the liver
functions and the balance of the
neuroendocrine system must be restored. At
the same time, the ischemic brain areas are
reactivated; the connections between them
and the depigmented skin patches are
recovered by restoring the normal functions
of the nerve endings.

The patient will have to strictly follow the physician’s advice and treatment, because
any deviation from the treatment scheme may slow down or stop the healing process.

Cured pacient: Vitiligo, psoriazis, panic attacks, depression, anxiety, renal cysts.

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