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Fitoterapia no tratamento e como potencial terapêutico da psoríase em placas
| Resumo: | The skin is the major portion of the human body and it occupies an area of about 2 m2. This organ plays many vital functions for the body and it has three layers (epidermis, dermis and hypodermis). Psoriasis, one of the five most common worldwide skin illnesses, is a chronic systemic and inflammatory disease, whose development occurs on the epidermis (most superficial layer of the skin) and it is characterised by an abnormal epidermis cells proliferation. The etiology of this illness is uncertain, but there are many scientific evidences that proves the influence of environmental and genetic factors on the onset and worsening of psoriasis. Psoriasis may manifest itself in different ways, but, in all cases, the lesions have a negative physical and psychological burden on the patient, which forces health professionals to take a proactive attitude on the holistic analysis of each patient. Through pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, clinicians can do their best to manage this illness and all its comorbidities. This procedure may be essential for the life quality of patients. However, for many reasons, a big number of patients don’t feel satisfied with the results obtain by the traditional therapies and, because of this, they use phytotherapy as an alternative therapy for the management of psoriasis. Phytotherapy and the use of medical herbs for the treatment of diseases are practices with thousands of years of history. Nowadays, this practice has becoming very popular. Medical herbs have many compounds (secondary metabolites) with therapeutic activity. These molecules act in a synergistic way and in different therapeutic targets. Salicylic acid and psoralen are two active substances that are already use in conventional psoriasis treatment. On the other hand, Mahonia aquifolium P., Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek and Aloe vera L. are three medical herbs that have been shown to have an effective role in the treatment of plaque psoriasis. |
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| Autores principais: | Gomes, Mariana Fontana Marques |
| Assunto: | Psoríase Citocinas Gestão Fitoterapia Plantas medicinais Psoriasis Cytokines Management Phytotherapy Medical herbs |
| Ano: | 2019 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Coimbra |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra |
| Resumo: | The skin is the major portion of the human body and it occupies an area of about 2 m2. This organ plays many vital functions for the body and it has three layers (epidermis, dermis and hypodermis). Psoriasis, one of the five most common worldwide skin illnesses, is a chronic systemic and inflammatory disease, whose development occurs on the epidermis (most superficial layer of the skin) and it is characterised by an abnormal epidermis cells proliferation. The etiology of this illness is uncertain, but there are many scientific evidences that proves the influence of environmental and genetic factors on the onset and worsening of psoriasis. Psoriasis may manifest itself in different ways, but, in all cases, the lesions have a negative physical and psychological burden on the patient, which forces health professionals to take a proactive attitude on the holistic analysis of each patient. Through pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, clinicians can do their best to manage this illness and all its comorbidities. This procedure may be essential for the life quality of patients. However, for many reasons, a big number of patients don’t feel satisfied with the results obtain by the traditional therapies and, because of this, they use phytotherapy as an alternative therapy for the management of psoriasis. Phytotherapy and the use of medical herbs for the treatment of diseases are practices with thousands of years of history. Nowadays, this practice has becoming very popular. Medical herbs have many compounds (secondary metabolites) with therapeutic activity. These molecules act in a synergistic way and in different therapeutic targets. Salicylic acid and psoralen are two active substances that are already use in conventional psoriasis treatment. On the other hand, Mahonia aquifolium P., Baphicacanthus cusia (Nees) Bremek and Aloe vera L. are three medical herbs that have been shown to have an effective role in the treatment of plaque psoriasis. |
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