From Plant to Patient: A Historical Perspective and Review of Selected Medicinal Plants in Dermatology

Aygun Israyilova; Tsvetomira Zhivkova Peykova; Ben Kittleson; Paul Caleb Sprowl; Taha Osman Mohammed; Cassandra L. Quave

JID Innovations (Jan 2025)

From Plant to Patient: A Historical Perspective and Review of Selected Medicinal Plants in Dermatology

Aygun Israyilova,
Tsvetomira Zhivkova Peykova,
Ben Kittleson,
Paul Caleb Sprowl,
Taha Osman Mohammed,
Cassandra L. Quave

Affiliations

Aygun Israyilova: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Laboratory of Microbiology, Center of Excellence, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan; ICESCO Biomedical Materials Department, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan
Tsvetomira Zhivkova Peykova: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ben Kittleson: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Paul Caleb Sprowl: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Taha Osman Mohammed: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Cassandra L. Quave: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Correspondence: Cassandra L. Quave, Department of Dermatology and Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory University, 615 Michael Street, Whitehead 105L, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
p. 100321

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Skin conditions are a common health concern faced by patients of all ages. For thousands of years, plants have been used to treat various skin conditions, including acne, vitiligo, and psoriasis, to name a few. Today, with increasing patient preference for natural therapies, modern medicine is now more than ever incorporating age-old knowledge of herbal remedies useful in treating skin conditions into modern-day treatments. This review covers various plant-derived therapeutics (polyphenon E [sincatechins], psoralen, salicylic acid, anthralin, podophyllotoxin, and Filsuvez [birch triterpenes, oleogel-S10]) that have demonstrated scientific evidence of clinical efficacy for dermatologic disorders. The discovery, composition, history of use, and current uses in dermatology are summarized for each botanical ingredient.

Published in JID Innovations

ISSN: 2667-0267 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dermatology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jid-innovations

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