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A REVIEW ON ETHNO-MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS

Sameer Shafi, Shendarkar G. R, Shivakumar S. Ladde

Human skin, the outer covering of the body, is the largest organ in the body. It also constitutes the first line of defense. The skin guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. There are two general types of skin, hairy and glabrous skin. However, the skin can be dry, sensitive, pale, sagging or tired. People deficient in essential nutrients such as beta-carotene, the B complex vitamins and vitamins C and E often suffer from the drying of the skin. About 17,000 species of Indian flora about 7500 species of higher plants are reported to possess medicinal value and in other countries it is projected about 7% and 13%. There are estimated to be around 25,000 effective plant-based formulations, used in folk medicine and known to rural communities in India. For these reasons several plants have been investigated for treatment of skin diseases ranging from itching to skin cancer. In the present paper, an attempt has been made to document the list of ethno-medicinal plants used to cure in skin diseases. The study that a total of 21 species were identified used for skin disorder. This review helps the researchers working on skin problems to screen out the efficient or to find out the new approach in reported plants and to find out for related lead molecules in other plants which may be a step ahead in the drug discovery process. Keywords: Herbal Medicine, Skin Disorder, Psoriasis, Scabies, Skin Eruptions.

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