Fitoterapia. 2000 Aug; 71 Suppl 1(): S13-20.

Traditional medicine as a source of new therapeutic agents against psoriasis.

Amenta R, Camarda L, Di Stefano V, Lentini F, Venza F.

Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche, UniversitÃ di Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, Palermo, Italy.

In the frame of traditional medicine, the use in the treatment of psoriasis of some plants typical of the flora of Sicily is reported. A preliminary search on some plants used for the treatment of psoriasis in Asia, South America and Africa is also reported.