Phytotherapeutic Potential of Natural Herbal Medicines for Management of Psoriasis: Current Status
Nupur Maheshwari1, Neelesh Maheshwari2★, Dinesh Kumar Mishra3, Anju Goyal1★ Corresponding author
- 1B.N. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.N. University, Udaipur, Rajasthan,, INDIA.
- 2School of Pharmacy, Sangam University, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, INDIA.
- 3Indore Institute of Pharmacy, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA.
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Neelesh Maheshwari
School of Pharmacy, Sangam University, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, INDIA.
Received: 13-09-2022; Revised: 17-10-2022; Accepted: 18-11-2022.
Volume 15, Issue 1 · pp. 42–55 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/097484900261
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Psoriasis is a complex multifunctional inflammatory autoimmune skin disease, which is mainly characterized by activation of T-cell (T-lymphocyte), abnormal proliferation keratinocyte, local vascular changes and activation of the neutrophil. A number of therapies are being used to treat psoriasis including topical, systemic and phototherapy recpectively but none of them is able to cure the disease completely, precluding the long-term serious side effects for the human body. In contrast to these, herbal therapies can play an important role for treatment of psoriasis. With this endeavor, this review reports the recent developments and patent showing potential of herbal therapy for treatment of psoriasis along with future prospect in the field of traditional and novel drug delivery system (NDDS) for treatment of psoriasis.
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Maheshwari, N., Maheshwari, N., Mishra, D. K., & Goyal, A. (). Phytotherapeutic Potential of Natural Herbal Medicines for Management of Psoriasis: Current Status. Pharmacognosy Research, 15(1), 42–55. https://doi.org/10.5530/097484900261