Abstract

A REVIEW ON HERBAL APPROACH TOWARDS URTICARIA AN ALLERGIC SKIN DISORDER

Kushal Shah, Vedshree Raole, Namrata Parikh, Shachi Engineer, Ritav Bhrambhatt, Bhavik Chauhan*

Abstract

Urticaria is either acute or chronic condition, characterized by a rash of wheals and surrounding erythema which is very itchy and associated with swelling, especially of the mouth and round the eyes; to an individual rarely last longer than 48 hours or are often very short-lived. It is mainly the result of excessive release of histamine, bradykinin, leukotriene C4, prostaglandin D2, and other vasoactive substances from mast cells and basophils in the dermis, occurs to 20% demographic of the world. The modern allopathic preparations though available for the management of utricaria come along with considerable adverse effects. Traditional herbal medicines have found to be very active in the treatment of urticaria. This review covers such plants as a panacea for such inflammatory diseases.

Keywords: Urticaria, Plants, Traditional medicine, Herbal approach, Vasoactive substances, Erythema.