SKIN

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SKIN

• Fatma Zehra ÇAGIL
• 050205010
• Arzu TÜRKER

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CONTENT OUTLINE

• Skin function structure
• Phytotherapy
• Baldness (Alopecia)
• Diseases Remedies
• Animal bites
• Suggestions
• References

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What is skin?

• largest organ
• outer covering of living tissue
• plays important role in protecting against
  pathogens
• insulation sensation
• regulate temperature
• control loss of water
• synthesis of vitamin D
• pigmentation by melanin

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STRUCTURE
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PHYTOTHERAPY

• using of extracts from natural origin (HERBS) as
  medicine
• regarded as alternative medicine
• essential part of the modern pharmacognosy

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BALDNESS (ALOPECIA)

• Lacking hair where it often grows.
• REMEDY
• Fallugia paradoxa (Rosaceae),
• Pithecellobium bigeminum (Fabaceae)
• promote growth.

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DISEASES

• PSORIASIS
• noncontagious, chronic, inherent, immune-mediated
  disease.
• overgrowth of the upperlayers of the external
  surface of the skin.
• occur bt 20-50 years of age.

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Psoriasis
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REMEDY

• Ointment leaf extract of Wrightia tinctoria
  (Apocynaceae)
• Topical ointment bark of the Oregon grape
  (Mahonia aquifolium), although allergic
  reactions occur.

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DISEASES

• ROSACEA
• Mimics acne
• Redness on the cheeks, nose, chin, or forehead.
• Each patient is unique in responding to certain
  foods, beverages, skin preparations that can
  exacerbate the condition.

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REMEDY

• Green tea cream helps rosacea remedy clearly.
• Burdock (Arctium lappa) is effective, too.

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DISEASES

• ACTINITIC KERATOSIS
• or solar keratosis,
• premalignant warty lesion.
• REMEDY
• Actinex10 masoprocol derived from chaparral
  (Larrea tridentata

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ANIMAL BITES

• Hedeoma pulegioides (American pennyroyal)to repel
  insects chiggers, relieves bites.
• Eupatorium capillifolium (Dog fennel) treats
  bites.

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American pennyroyal Dog fennel
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ANIMAL BITES

• Roots of Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae)
  relieves scorpion bites pains.
• Roots fruits of Luvunga scandens (Rutaceae)
• Macerated fruits heals redness pain of
  centipede stings.

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ANIMAL BITES

• Plants used to treat poisonous snake bites can be
  found in all parts of the world inhabited by
  poisonous snakes.
• Hemidesmus indicus (Asclepiadaceae)

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Croton drago Pluchea indica(Euphorbiaceae)
(Asteraceae)
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SUGGESTIONS

• Equisetum heleocharis (horsetails)
• Vitis compressa (Vitaceae)
• Aloe vera (A. barbadensis)
• Black mustard (Brassica nigra)

• stops hemorrhage
• heals wounds quickly
• treats minor burns
• powerful rubefacient

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SUGGESTIONS

• Calophyllum calaba (Clusiaceae)
• Eucharis spp. (Amaryllidaceae)
• Taraxacum officinale (Asteraceae) dandelion

• specific for itching.
• antibiotic activity
• against S.aureus.
• popular for wart
• removal.

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REFERENCES

• Medical Botany
• Introductory Plant Biology
• Rational Phytotherapy
• Herbal Medicine

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Use correct remedy for your health
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• TAKE CARE OF
  YOURSELF