HERBAL PLANTS AND PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES: AN OVERVIEW

Authors

  • Deepak Singh Bansal College of Pharmacy, Bhopal (M.P.)
  • Bhushan Hatwar Bansal College of Pharmacy, Bhopal (M.P.)
  • S. Nayak Bansal College of Pharmacy, Bhopal (M.P.)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v2i9.164

Keywords:

Propionibacterium acnes, Pus, Anaerobic microorganism, Skin disease

Abstract

Propionibacterium acnes are gram-positive anaerobic microorganism, which have been most recognized as a key factor for the development of acne. Acne is the most common skin disease and Propionibacterium acnes have been recognized as pus-forming bacteria triggering inflammation in acne. Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous follicle, characterized by comedones, papules, pustules, cysts, nodules and often scars in certain sites of predilection, namely, the face, neck, upper trunk and arms. The present compiled work was conducted to make an overview and correlation between antimicrobial activities of medicinal plants against these etiologic agents of acne vulgaris. Different parts of various medicinal plants belongs to families like Liliaceae, Rutaceae, Zingiberaceae, Myrtaceae, Lamiaceae, etc. contains alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids, volatile oil and essential oil which are reported with significant effect against this bacteria.

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Published

2011-10-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 9 (2011): Sep

Section

Review Article

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HERBAL PLANTS AND PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES: AN OVERVIEW. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2011 Oct. 1 [cited 2026 Mar. 11];2(9):486-98. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/678