Review · Volume 15, Issue 1 · pp. 42–55

Phytotherapeutic Potential of Natural Herbal Medicines for Management of Psoriasis: Current Status

Nupur Maheshwari¹, Neelesh Maheshwari², Dinesh Kumar Mishra³, Anju Goyal¹

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.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Herbal drug; Hyperproliferation; Keratinocyte; Novel drug delivery systems; Psoriasis

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