<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I have not used this myself, but I just read about it yesterday and thought there were plenty on the list who would be interested. Run out and grab the January 99 issue of Prevention magazine and look for the "7 Super Herbal Tonics" article. He recommends Oregon grape, in a tea or tincture, to help chronic skin conditions and also digestive problems. The article doesn't specifically mention DH, but I know that a lot of listers have non-DH rashes, and who knows, it might even help DH too, especially as he mentions that most chronic skin conditions are caused by underlying immune deficiency. One caution: this is not a quick cure. He recommends taking it for several months before evaluating whether it is making a difference, and mentions a woman with severe eczema on hands and arms, who showed little improvement at 3 months, but almost complete improvement at 9 months. If it is actually helping correct an underlying severe immune deficiency, that would explain the length of time, I guess. The author has a web site that also talks about this herb at http://www.theherbalists.com. Here's a bit from the web page about it's uses: ---------- TRADITIONAL USES FOR OREGON GRAPE Constitutional: weight loss, fatigue, poor energy Digestive: poor digestion, poor appetite, acid indigestion, flatulence, fatty food intolerance, liver malfunction, poor bile delivery, lack of bile, gall bladder insufficiency, constipation Musculo-skeletal: auto-immune related disease of joints and muscles, rheumatoid arthritis, Rheiters syndrome, articular disease from ulcerative colitis and Chron's disease Skin: pimples, roughness, eczema, pruritis, psoriasis, pityriasis, chronic dermatosis, glandular induations, ulcerations, scaly skin conditions, liver-related skin maladies, facial blotches, acne ---------- Again, I have not used this myself, just read about it. Hope it helps somebody! Carma in Phoenix