Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a review
Abstract Ethno-pharmacological relevance Plants are providing reliable therapy since time immemorial. Pakistan has a great diversity in medicinal flora and people use these ethno-medicines to deal with many skin problems. This review explores the fundamental knowledge on various dermatological prope...
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| author | Alamgeer Amber Sharif Hira Asif Waqas Younis Humayun Riaz Ishfaq Ali Bukhari Asaad Mohamed Assiri |
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| description | Abstract Ethno-pharmacological relevance Plants are providing reliable therapy since time immemorial. Pakistan has a great diversity in medicinal flora and people use these ethno-medicines to deal with many skin problems. This review explores the fundamental knowledge on various dermatological properties of medicinal plants of Pakistan and is aimed to provide a baseline for the discovery of new plants having activities against skin issues. Material and method A total of 244 published articles were studied using different research engines like PubMed, Google, Google-scholar and science direct. Results Review of literature revealed ethno-pharmacological use of 545 plant species, belonging to 118 families and 355 genera, to combat various skin ailments. Out of these, ten most commonly used plant species belonging to ten different families are documented in this review. It was also found out that ehno-medicines are prepared using various parts of the plants including leaves (28.32%), whole plant and roots 13.17% and 10.97% respectively, in the form of powder (23.5%) and paste (22.75%). A total of 13 endangered plant species and ten commercially important plants were recorded. Conclusion Medicinal plants of Pakistan have therapeutic effects against several skin problems; however most of medicinal plants are still not evaluated scientifically to support their ethno-pharmacological claim on skin. Dermatological pathogens are recommended to study. Further, the conservational programs should be established for endangered species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb7c7a6f5faf4180927d70dd34bd8e912022-12-22T00:41:52ZengBMCChinese Medicine1749-85462018-10-0113112610.1186/s13020-018-0210-0Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a reviewAlamgeer0Amber Sharif1Hira Asif2Waqas Younis3Humayun Riaz4Ishfaq Ali Bukhari5Asaad Mohamed Assiri6Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research and Integrative Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of SargodhaLaboratory of Cardiovascular Research and Integrative Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of SargodhaLaboratory of Cardiovascular Research and Integrative Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of SargodhaLaboratory of Cardiovascular Research and Integrative Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of SargodhaRashid Latif College of PharmacyDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, King Saud University RiyadhPrince Abdullah Ben Khaled Celiac Disease Research Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud UniversityAbstract Ethno-pharmacological relevance Plants are providing reliable therapy since time immemorial. Pakistan has a great diversity in medicinal flora and people use these ethno-medicines to deal with many skin problems. This review explores the fundamental knowledge on various dermatological properties of medicinal plants of Pakistan and is aimed to provide a baseline for the discovery of new plants having activities against skin issues. Material and method A total of 244 published articles were studied using different research engines like PubMed, Google, Google-scholar and science direct. Results Review of literature revealed ethno-pharmacological use of 545 plant species, belonging to 118 families and 355 genera, to combat various skin ailments. Out of these, ten most commonly used plant species belonging to ten different families are documented in this review. It was also found out that ehno-medicines are prepared using various parts of the plants including leaves (28.32%), whole plant and roots 13.17% and 10.97% respectively, in the form of powder (23.5%) and paste (22.75%). A total of 13 endangered plant species and ten commercially important plants were recorded. Conclusion Medicinal plants of Pakistan have therapeutic effects against several skin problems; however most of medicinal plants are still not evaluated scientifically to support their ethno-pharmacological claim on skin. Dermatological pathogens are recommended to study. Further, the conservational programs should be established for endangered species.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13020-018-0210-0Medicinal floraSkin problemsEthno-medicineDermatological pathogens |
| spellingShingle | Alamgeer Amber Sharif Hira Asif Waqas Younis Humayun Riaz Ishfaq Ali Bukhari Asaad Mohamed Assiri Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a review Chinese Medicine Medicinal flora Skin problems Ethno-medicine Dermatological pathogens |
| title | Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a review |
| title_full | Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a review |
| title_fullStr | Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a review |
| title_short | Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a review |
| title_sort | indigenous medicinal plants of pakistan used to treat skin diseases a review |
| topic | Medicinal flora Skin problems Ethno-medicine Dermatological pathogens |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13020-018-0210-0 |
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