Some very common skin diseases and their possible treatments by plants, containing constituents that are of medical significance.

1. Medicinal Plants

2. Skin Diseases
 A group of human and animal diseases
,of varying etiologies that causes
manifestation of pathologic changes in
skin ,hair ,nails and mucous membrane.

3. Types of skin diseases
 Bacterial skin diseases
 Viral skin diseases
 Fungal skin diseases
 Congenital skin diseases

4. Some common
skin diseases

5. Acne vulgaris
 Occurs mostly in teenagers
 Causes undesirable appearance
 May leave spots
 Targets boys more than girls

6. Classification
Mild
Moderate
severe

7. Causes
Hormonal
Genetics
infection

8. Signs and symptoms
 Black/white heads
 Redness
 Papules
 Pustules
 Nodules
Scarring

9. Treatment with
plants

10. Commiphora Mukul
Common name: guggul
Family: Bursaraceae
Constituents: phytosterols,
guggulipids, guggulsterones

11. Use in acne
 Decreases:
 Redness
 Inflammation
 No of acne outbreaks
And is comparable to tetracyclines

12. Other uses
 immunomodulator
 Anti aging
 Lowers cholestrol
 Useful in rheumatoid arthritis, leprosy
and
psoriasis

13. Adverse effects
 Loose stools
 Gastrointestinal problems
 Headache
 Nausea
 Belching
 Vomiting
 Less commonly skin rash
 itching

14. Psoriasis Vulgaris
Psoriasis is an autoimmune
disorder that causes production
of red to silvery patches
of dry and scaly skin.

15. Types
 Pustular psoriasis
 Plague psoriasis
 Gultate psoriasis
 Inverse psoriasis
 Erythrodermic psoriasis

16. Signs and symptoms
 scaly skin
 Itchy lesions
 Discolored , detached nails
 plagues on scalp
 Psoriatic arthritis

17. Causes
Variety of factors
that range from
emotional stress
to streptococcal
infection
Flare ups could
be due to
Emotional
stress
Injured skin
Drugs
Food allergies

18. Treatment with
plant

19. Aloe Vera

20. Constituents
•Saponins
•Lignin
•Salicylic acid
•phytohormones
•Amino acids
•Sugar
•Mineral
•Enzymes

21. Treatment by aloe vera
Healing
property
Immune
stimulan
t
antisepti
c
Anti
inflamm
a-tory
Anti
viral anti
tumor
psoriasis

22. Side effects
•Redness
•Burning
•Allergic reactions
•Generalized dermatitis (rare)

23. Eczema
Eczema is a general term for any
superficial inflammatory process
involving the epidermis

24. Types of Eczema
 Contact eczema
 Dyshidriotic eczema
 Neurodermatitis
 Numular eczema
 Seborrheic eczema

25. What causes this?
 Specific cause is unknown but a
combination of hereditary and
enviromental factors are believed to
be responsible for it.

26. symptoms
Generalized itch

27. Treatment by
plant

28. Mentha Piperita
Common name: peppermint
Family: lamiaceae
Parts used: whole herb

29. Constituents
 Menthole
 Menthone
 Methyl acetate
 Limonene
 Beta pinene
 Beta caryophyllene
 1,8-cineole

30. Medicinal uses
 Eczema treatment
 Allergy relief
 Sunburn relief
 fever reducer
 Muscle pain relief
 Acne treatment

31. Adverse effects
Irritation if concentrated

32. Skin Cancer
Neoplastic development of skin cells

33. Types of skin cancer
 Melanoma
 Squamous cell carcinoma
 Basal cell carcinoma

34. Cause
Exposure to UV-radiation

35. Symptoms
Basal cell carcinoma:
 flesh colored scars
Squamous cell carcinoma:
 Open sores
Melanoma:
 Dark lesions on palm, sole and
fingertips
 itching

36. Citrus sinesis
 Common name: orange
 Family: rutaceae
 Parts used: fruit, rind, juice, flower

37. Constituents
 Rutin
 Hesperidin
 Vitamin-C
 Essential oils
 Citral
 Flavonoids
 D-limonene

38. Activity against cancer
 Believed to eliminate cancer cells
 Anti oxidant
 Reduces risk of cancer

39. Other uses
 Treatment of cough
 Anti arthritic
 Anti fungal
 Skin moisturizer
 Treatment of acne
 Anti aging
 Enhance nail growth
 Anti diabetic

40. Side effects
 Extremely rare but could cause
allergic reaction
 irritating

41. Canker sore
 Canker sores are small shallow ulcers
that appear in the mouth and often
make eating and talking difficult.
Types
 Simple canker sores
 Complex canker sores

42. Cause
 Exact cause is not known
 Stress
 Food sharp edged items
 Health condition

43. Sign and symptoms
 Sores/lesions
 Stinging, tingling, burning sensation
 Fever
 Physical sluggishness
 Swollen lymph nodes

44. Herbal treatment of
canker sores

45. Angelica Archangelica
Common name: holy ghost, garden angelica
Family: Apiaceae
Constituents: angelicin

46. Uses
 Mouth/canker sore
(anti microbial property)
 Fungal infection
(anti fungal components)
 Acne
(anti bacterial, analgesic)

47.  Skin cleansing
 Psoriasis
 Vitiligo
 Skin nutrition
(skin and body detoxifier, anti bacterial and
anti septic)
 Wrinkles
(stimulate and enhance circulation
plumping skin)

48. Other uses
 Constipation
 Coughing
 Rheumatoid arthritis
 Digestive troubles
 Menstrual problems

49. Adverse effects
 Fresh root is poisonous
 Sunburn
 dermatitis

50. And that’s a wrap!
 Material by: Syeda Uroosa, Tayyaba
Mehboob Ali, Tayyaba Mehmood Khan,
Rimsha Lodhi and Rida Nisar
 Power point presentation by: Rida Nisar