Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura-281406, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2021;21(3):328-338. doi: 10.2174/1871526520666200622142710.
Human skin is considered as the first line of defense and barrier against the majority of infections caused through the skin that affect humans. Healthy skin promotes a healthy body that can be achieved with the usage of modern, allopathic and natural remedies. Major skin ailments affecting humans are skin cancers, eczema, herpes infection, fungal infection, anti-aging, itching, insect bites, pemphigus vulgaris, trauma, psoriasis, athlete's foot infections, rashes, skin pigmentation, acne, major and minor wound infections that are slowly becoming a burden on health care. Skin infections can be treated from sources that originate from animals and plants. In spite of advancements in science and technology, the emergence of natural herbal remedies for managing skin disorders has become a pivotal and essential contributor in treating skin infections due to increased demand for herbals and their lower price, and continuous adverse effects of modern medicines. In the recent era, herbal extracts and their phytomedicines have made a vital contribution to human health care. Herbal products nowadays are considered as a single line of treatment for many diseases like Cancers, Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Brain disorders, thereby creating awareness regarding purity, efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for health care management. Many therapeutically active natural herbal resources like Aloe, Neem, Liquorice, Tulsi, Amla, Papaya, Ginger and Eucalyptus are potent and safe in the treatment of dermatological infections. This review article summarizes the significance of herbal plants for protecting, treating and minimizing skin infections through the utility of herbal pharmaceuticals like creams, decocted extracts, poultice, paste and lotions that aid in the treatment of skin infections and diseases at a relatively lower cost with lesser side effects as compared to modern and allopathic medicines.
人体皮肤被认为是抵御大多数皮肤感染的第一道防线和屏障。健康的皮肤能促进身体健康，可以通过使用现代、对抗疗法和天然疗法来实现。影响人类的主要皮肤疾病有皮肤癌、湿疹、疱疹感染、真菌感染、抗衰老、瘙痒、昆虫叮咬、寻常性天疱疮、创伤、银屑病、脚气感染、皮疹、皮肤色素沉着、痤疮、大伤口和小伤口感染，这些感染正在慢慢成为医疗保健的负担。皮肤感染可以通过动物和植物来源进行治疗。尽管科学技术取得了进步，但由于对草药的需求增加、价格更低以及现代药物的持续不良反应，管理皮肤疾病的天然草药疗法的出现已成为治疗皮肤感染的关键和必要贡献。在最近的时代，草药提取物及其植物药为人类的医疗保健做出了重要贡献。如今，草药产品被认为是治疗许多疾病（如癌症、糖尿病、心血管和大脑疾病）的单一治疗方法，从而提高了人们对草药的纯度、功效和安全性的认识，以进行医疗保健管理。许多治疗活性的天然草药资源，如芦荟、印度楝树、甘草、圣罗勒、印度醋栗、木瓜、生姜和桉树，在治疗皮肤感染方面具有强大而安全的功效。本文综述了草药植物在通过使用草药药物（如乳膏、煎剂提取物、膏药、糊剂和洗剂）来保护、治疗和最小化皮肤感染方面的重要性，这些药物可以以相对较低的成本、较少的副作用来治疗皮肤感染和疾病，与现代和对抗疗法药物相比具有优势。
