Table 4 Plants used in combination with oils
From: Indigenous medicinal plants of Pakistan used to treat skin diseases: a review
Botanical name | Common name | Family | Part used | Ethno preparation | Folk claim | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acacia Arabica (Lam.) Willd. | Kekar | Fabaceae | F, L, S, Bk | mixed with oil And applied | Wound healing, eczema and other skin diseases | [40] |
Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle | Zhadwar | Ranunculaceae | R, Fl | The dried pulverized roots are mixed with butter oil | Abscess, boils and other skin diseases | [130] |
adhatoda zeylanica Medik | Bhaikar, Barg-e-baansa and Arrusa | Acanthaceae | WP | Ash of leaves is mixed with mustard oil and externally | Pustules and pimples | [69] |
Allium cepa L. | Ghashoo, Tukhm peyaz, onion | Liliaceae | S, L, bk, bu | One or two scales are warmed in mustard oil and crushed. This paste is applied twice a day for 2–3 days | Wound healing, Eruption, boils, Chicken pox, Pimples, Skin infections, gonorrhea and other skin diseases | [67] |
Cleome viscosa Linn. | Kinni Buti | Capparidaceae | L, Sd | Leaves are coated with sesame oil and warmed over fire, which are applied over pain and inflammation of the boils | Boils, ringworm | [126] |
Calotropis procera (Willd.) R. Br. | Dasi ak, Milk weed, Akk, Spalmaka, wallow-wort, Sodom apple, Dead Sea apple | Asclepiadaceae | S, Bk, L, Sd, R, Ft, WP | Latex is mixed with castor oil and applied on skin. Flowers are put in oil applied to wounds to cure them. Roots are powdered, mixed with “desi ghee” and pasted on points of leprosy | Leprosy, wound healing, abscess, ringworm, eczema, pustules and pimples, eruptions, syphilis, boils, ulcer, burn, dermatitis, scabies, skin infection | [8] |
Lawsonia alba Lam. | Mehhndi | Lythraceae | L, Ft | Leaves are mixed with the mustard oil and made into paste | Leukoderma, athlete foot | [62] |
Polygonum tataricum L. | Bro Kho-Bro | Polygonaceae | L, Sd | The flour is mixed with apricot oil in boiling water; paste is formed and applied to skin overnight. | Skin disorders | [131] |
Potentilla nepalensis Hook. | Panzpatar, Rattenjot | Rosaceae | L, R | The leaves are boiled in milk and applied/powder (ashes) is being applied with oil | Boil healing, burns and bruises | [22] |
Sporobolus ioclados (Trin.) | Ganri | Poaceae | Sd, L | Mixed with oil and applied | Scabies | [129] |