Lichen Planus, known in Chinese Medicine as Zi Dian Feng (紫癫风), which means’purple patch wind,’ is a pruritic disease of the skin and mucus membranes that typically occurs in adults, affecting both men and women equally.
Lichen Planus can be categorized into common and hypertrophic forms; there are also lichen planus of the mouth, tongue and genitals.
