Dermatologically relevant biomedicinal plants in Manipur, India

Bishurul Hafi,Nandakishore Singh,Bimola Devi

doi:10.7241/ourd.2020e.103

Abstract

Dermatologically relevant biomedicinal plants in Manipur, India

Highlights

Manipur is a border state of north-eastern India situated between 23.830N and 25.680N latitude and 93.03oE and 94.78oE longitude
All the available articles published between 2013 December to 2016 June were searched in two search engines (Pubmedand Google scholar) as well as four scientific journals
We could find out 31 plants used as antifungal agents, 21 antibacterial agents, anti scabitic agents, 5 anti leprotic agents, 5 anti gonorrhoeal plants (Table 1), 6 anti pruritic medicines (Table 2), 4 plants used to treat leukoderma (Table 3), 7 anti acne agents (Table 4), 4 products to use in eczema, 1 antipsoriatic agent (Table 5), plant products to enhance wound healing with 6 plants specialised for burn wounds, 3 plants used in oral ulcers (Table 6), 1 as emollient, 12 hair supplements and 35 plants extracts used to prepare natural herbal shampoo (Table 7)

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Introduction

Manipur is a border state of north-eastern India situated between 23.830N and 25.680N latitude and 93.03oE and 94.78oE longitude. It shares border with Myanmar and is a part of Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hot spot. The current study was done to assess the different flora commonly used by locals for the dermatological problems. Manipur is a border state of north-eastern India and is a part of Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hot spot. The current study was done to assess the different flora commonly used by the locals for the dermatological issues. All the plant and plant products traditionally used for skin infections were tabulated It was cross checked by research scholars in Institute of Bio resource and Human Development, Imphal. Conclusion: True clinical trials as well as scientific laboratory based examinations to decipher the contents of the herbs were not carried out effectively yet

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