Phytomedinices in dermatology

Abstract: A review on herbal drugs and their preparations used in the treatment of skin ailments is given based on the monographs of the Commission E at the former German Bundesgesundheitsamt. Most of these drugs can be classified as »antlinflammatory<, and »wound healing drugs. The therapeutic effects of phytomedicines used in dermatology mainly are based on these simultaneous effects. For a comparative assessment of phytomedicines prepared from the same herbal drug (= initial product) the pharmaceutical quality of the various plant extracts made from these drugs (= active substances) is of particular importance, because the therapeutical effect cannot be attributed to one single substance and the proof of efficacy is still lacking for several of these phytomedicines. The essential active and efficacious principles of some herbal drugs are discussed.

Keyword(s): Phytotherapy in dermatology

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