Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, New Campus, Building: 19, Office: 1340, PO Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
An-Najah BioSciences Unit, Center for Poisons Control, Chemical and Biological Analyses, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
BMC Complement Altern Med. 2017 Jan 3;17(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1503-4.
Psoriasis is a frequent skin inflammatory disorder that inflicts millions of patients around the globe. To meet their healthcare needs, patients with psoriasis often seek treatment outside the allopathic paradigm. Use of medicinal plants has emerged as one of the most common and preferred modalities of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The aim of this study was to investigate the use of medicinal plants by patients with psoriasis in the West Bank of Palestine.
The current study was a questionnaire based cross-sectional descriptive study on the use of medicinal plants by psoriasis patients in the West Bank of Palestine. A sample of 149 patients with psoriasis who were visiting outpatient clinics responded to the questionnaire in face to face interviews.
Medicinal plants were used by 81 (54.4%) patients with psoriasis. Patients used 33 medicinal plants belonging to 26 families. Plants belonging to Lamiaceae and Leguminosae were the most commonly used by the study patients. Aloe vera, Trigonella arabica, Catharanthus roseus and Anthemis cotula were the most frequently used medicinal plants to treat psoriasis. Leaves and fruits were the most commonly used parts by the study patients. Paste was the most commonly used form of preparation. The use of medicinal plants was significantly associated with age and monthly household income of the patients. Enhancement of immunity, improving conventional therapy and reduction of side effects were the most commonly self-reported reasons for using medicinal plants.
Patients with psoriasis in Palestine seem to use medicinal plants as a CAM modality to manage their psoriasis. Many medicinal plants were commonly used by patients with psoriasis. More randomized clinical trials are needed to demonstrate safety and efficacy for the majority of these medicinal plants reported to be used by patients with psoriasis in Palestine.
银屑病是一种常见的皮肤炎症性疾病，影响着全球数以百万计的患者。为了满足他们的医疗需求，银屑病患者经常寻求替代医学模式的治疗。药用植物的使用已成为最常见和首选的补充和替代医学（CAM）模式之一。本研究旨在调查巴勒斯坦西岸银屑病患者使用药用植物的情况。
本研究是一项基于问卷调查的横断面描述性研究，调查了巴勒斯坦西岸银屑病患者使用药用植物的情况。149 名银屑病门诊患者参与了面对面访谈，回答了问卷。
81 名（54.4%）银屑病患者使用了药用植物。患者使用了 33 种属于 26 科的药用植物。研究患者最常使用的植物科属为唇形科和豆科。芦荟、阿拉伯三叶草、长春花和春黄菊是研究患者最常用来治疗银屑病的药用植物。叶片和果实是研究患者最常使用的药用植物部分。糊剂是最常用的制剂形式。药用植物的使用与患者的年龄和月家庭收入显著相关。增强免疫力、改善常规疗法和减少副作用是患者报告使用药用植物的最常见原因。
巴勒斯坦的银屑病患者似乎将药用植物作为一种 CAM 模式来治疗他们的银屑病。许多药用植物被银屑病患者广泛使用。需要更多的随机临床试验来证明这些被报道为巴勒斯坦银屑病患者使用的大多数药用植物的安全性和疗效。
