European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A SYSTEMIC REVIEW: USEFULNESS OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THYROID DISORDER

Tanmai Hatwar*, Pravin Suruse, Parimal Katolkar and Jagdish Baheti

ABSTRACT

Endocrine disorders are common in India of which the thyroid disorders represent a major subset. Thyroid dysfunction prevalence is rising at an alarming rate in Indian population. Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism constitute the maximum percentage of thyroid diseases in India. The thyroid is a very important a part of the human system, which are responsible for regulation of oxygen use, basal rate, cellular metabolism, growth and development. The variations within the levels of T3 and T4 hormones result in disturbed BMR and presents with signs and symptoms which are systemic in nature. Herbal drugs have proven to be useful in number of diseases. Conventional drugs available for thyroid disorders cure symptomatically. Herbal drugs have the capacity to cure such metabolic disorders synergistically at different steps. The objective of this review lies in summarizing different herbal drugs that can be used for treating thyroid and related disorders effectively.

Keywords: Hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, herbal drugs, thyroid, synergistically, disorder.