Traditional medicine as a source of new therapeutic agents against psoriasis

Amenta, Rosalia; Stefano, Vita Di; Lentini, F.; Venza, F

doi:10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00172-6

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“…This may account for the inclusion of B. pinnatum constituents in a variety of cosmetics and cosmeceuticals such as products for facial cleansing, creams for fighting wrinkles, ointments for treating acne, rashes and warts, anti-dandruff shampoos, hair growth-promoting tonics, anti-ageing creams, and skin regenerationpromoting formulas [72,73]. Further support for these applications comes from the beneficial effects of fumaric acid in B. pinnatum leaves against skin conditions such as psoriasis [74], and the cicatrizant and amphiphatic and antimicrobial properties of the saponins in various parts of the plant that may promote woud healing [75].…”

Section: Bryophyllum Pinnatum (Lam) Okenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. Plants and plant-based preparations for facial care in Suriname

Mans¹,

Grant²

2017

Clin Med Invest

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People have probably used plant-based substances to improve their appearance since the existence of mankind. The first documented use of cosmetics dates back to 3,000 BC from ancient Egypt, but it is safe to say that this custom has been (and still is) an integral part of daily life in all civilizations. The initial use of plantderived makeup -sometimes supplemented with paints and dyes -has come full circle and is back with the contemporary trend of using beauty products that are mainly derived from plant sources. The Republic of Suriname (South America) is renowned for its extensive ethnopharmacological knowledge and unique plant biodiversity that provides ample raw material that can be processed into cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. This paper gives some historical highlights on the use of makeup throughout the world with the emphasis on naturally-derived products; focuses on the herbal cosmetics industry in Suriname; extensively addresses the scientific rationale for incorporating extracts from plants in cosmetics and cosmeceuticals in the country; and concludes with the conditions to establish a beauty products industry in Suriname.

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Section: Bryophyllum Pinnatum (Lam) Okenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. Plants and plant-based preparations for facial care in Suriname

Mans¹,

Grant²

2017

Clin Med Invest

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“…The papaya has been traditionally used to treat several skin diseases. In Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, latex is used to treat eczema and psoriasis (Amenta et al, 2000).…”

Section: Meat Tenderizer and Other Usesmentioning

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Papaya: A gifted nutraceutical plant - a critical review of recent human health research

Karunamoorthi¹,

Kim²,

Jegajeevanram³

et al. 2014

TANG [HUMANITAS MEDICINE]

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The plant kingdom is considered to be a repository of modern medicine, attributable to their rich source of bio-active molecules and secondary metabolites. It is indeed the Nutraceuticals that enhance immunity and ensure a healthier life because of their prophylactic and therapeutic values. Over centuries, papaya [Caricaceae; (Carica papaya Linn.)] is a renowned nutritious and medicinal plant. Each part of the papaya like root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, seed, rinds, and latex has its own nutraceutical properties. It serves as food, cooking aid, and Ethnomedicine to prevent and treat wide-range of diseases and disorders. It has also been traditionally used as appetite enhancer, meat tenderizer, purgative, medicinal acne, abortifacient and vermifuge. Over decades, a series of scientific attempts were made to authenticate the nutraceutical properties of papaya. These studies validated that the papaya has antiplasmodial, antitrichochramal, antitrichomonal, antidengue, and anti-cancer activities. They have also exhibited that papaya possesses antiseptic, antiparasitic, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and contraceptive features, and it helps in the management of sickle-cell anaemia, HIV, heart diseases and digestional disorders too. Nevertheless, the responsible bio-active molecules and their mode of actions remain indistinct and imprecise, and this calls for further pharmacological and clinical research on them. Conclusively, papaya is one of the naturally gifted plants; though its nutraceutical properties as a food or as a quasi-drug are poorly understood or undervalued by people. Accordingly, this scrutiny, demand for instigation of public health awareness campaigns to promote papaya consumption, so that the society shall acquire optimal benefits of papaya and in turn prevent and alleviate various diseases and illness.

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“…Physalis angulata, an annual herb widely used in folk medicine as treatment of various illnesses including rheumatism and asthma, has a series of seco-steroids (physalins) with potent immunomodulatory activity (Soares et al 2003). Traditional medicine provides a potential source of new plant-derived therapeutic agents against psoriasis (Amenta et al 2000). Moreover, a traditional herbal medicine from Korea used to treat allergic diseases, containing eight plant species, has been shown to modulate T cell activity (Ko et al 2004).…”

Section: Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacologymentioning

confidence: 99%

The use of biodiversity as source of new chemical entities against defined molecular targets for treatment of malaria, tuberculosis, and T-cell mediated diseases: a review

Basso

Silva

Fett-Neto

et al. 2005

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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Traditional medicine as a source of new therapeutic agents against psoriasis

Cited by 50 publications

References 17 publications

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. Plants and plant-based preparations for facial care in Suriname

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. Plants and plant-based preparations for facial care in Suriname

Papaya: A gifted nutraceutical plant - a critical review of recent human health research

The use of biodiversity as source of new chemical entities against defined molecular targets for treatment of malaria, tuberculosis, and T-cell mediated diseases: a review

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