Traditional medicine as a source of new therapeutic agents against psoriasis.
In the frame of traditional medicine, the use in the treatment of psoriasis of some plants typical of the flora of Sicily is reported. A preliminary search on some plants used for the treatment of psoriasis in Asia, South America and Africa is also reported.
Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche, Università di Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, Palermo, Italy.
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Amenta
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Camarda
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Di Stefano
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Lentini
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D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018515:Plant Leaves; D018547:Plant Stems; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012802:Sicily
D010936:Plant Extracts