<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Treatment of skin conditions with medicinal plants has been an ongoing human activity lasting over thousands of years. The use of specific plant species developed regionally, based on local flora. Commonly used medicinal plants for dermatological complaints are: <italic>Phlebodium aureum</italic> (L.) J. Sm., <italic>Ginkgo biloba</italic> L., <italic>Rosmarinus officinalis</italic> L., <italic>Panax ginseng</italic> C.A.Mey., <italic>Allium cepa</italic> L., <italic>Aloe vera</italic> (L.) Burm.f., <italic>Capsicum annuum</italic> L., <italic>Berbe ris aquifolium</italic> Pursh, <italic>Camellia sinensis</italic> (L.) Kuntze, and <italic>Podophyllum peltatum</italic> L.</p><p>The demand for complementary therapeutics is an emerging trend due to the awareness of potential side effects that synthetic drugs might cause. More scientific evidence and better documentation are needed before advising dermatologic patients on herbal medicinal treatment. Standardised extracts and formulations with proven clinical efficacy should be developed for this cause. Here provided review entails the use of herbal medicinal products in the treatment of frequent chronic skin diseases, such as vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis and genital warts.</p></abstract>

Treatment of skin conditions with medicinal plants has been an ongoing human activity lasting over thousands of years. The use of specific plant species developed regionally, based on local flora. Commonly used medicinal plants for dermatological complaints are: Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm., Ginkgo biloba L., Rosmarinus officinalis L., Panax ginseng C.A.Mey., Allium cepa L., Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f., Capsicum annuum L., Berbe ris aquifolium Pursh, Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze, and Podophyllum peltatum L.The demand for complementary therapeutics is an emerging trend due to the awareness of potential side effects that synthetic drugs might cause. More scientific evidence and better documentation are needed before advising dermatologic patients on herbal medicinal treatment. Standardised extracts and formulations with proven clinical efficacy should be developed for this cause. Here provided review entails the use of herbal medicinal products in the treatment of frequent chronic skin diseases, such as vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis and genital warts.

Application of medicinal plants in several dermatovenerological entities

Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry Department of Pharmaceutical Botany

Department of Dermatology and Venereology

Acta Pharmaceutica

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Treatment of skin conditions with medicinal plants has been an ongoing human activity lasting over thousands of years. The use of specific plant species...

Application of medicinal plants in several dermatovenerological entities

Published Online: Oct 21, 2019

Page range: 525 - 531

Accepted: Jun 06, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2019-0045

Keywords
medicinal plants, vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis, genital warts

© 2019 Željan Maleš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Application of medicinal plants in several dermatovenerological entities

Published Online: Oct 21, 2019

Page range: 525 - 531

Accepted: Jun 06, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2019-0045

Keywordsmedicinal plants, vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis, genital warts

© 2019 Željan Maleš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
medicinal plants, vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis, genital warts