European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

USING OF TOPICAL 5% URTICA DIOICA OINTMENT IN TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS

Ali Esmail Al-Snafi*, Ismat Y. Allawerdi, Imad A. Jawad

ABSTRACT

Tropical Urtica dioica 5% ointment was applied twice daily for 3 months by 53 patients with psoriasis. Patients were classified to 6 groups according to extension of psoriatic lesions. The efficacy of the treatment was determined following a 4 grades criteria, cleared, marked improvement, moderate improvement, and minimal or no improvement. In 38 out of 53 patients (71.698%), all psoriatic lesions were cleared. In 9 patients (16.981%) there was marked improvement,and in 6 patients (11.320%) there was no improvement. The best results were obtained in localized less extensive lesions. The effectiveness of Urtica dioica treatment could be attributed to its vitamin A and flavonoids contents. It is a cheap, safe and effective remedy for this chronic disabling skin disorder.

Keywords: Urtica dioica, ointment, clinical, psoriasis.