Traditional Use of Malaysian Plants To Treat Skin Infection: A Review

Abstract

Historically, natural products have always been a rich source of novel pharmacological leads, thus, making the ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological knowledge an important and major asset of the medicinal plant-based drug discovery in providing hints for effective and safe chemotherapeutic compounds. Malaysia is known as home to the world’s oldest rainforest and a global hub for natural products. One of the many uses of the plants of Malaysia is they are being utilized to treat skin infections. Skin diseases have a significant global impact on quality of life, mental health, and loss of income. Malaysia recorded a high burden of inflammatory dermatoses. This review will be a stepping stone for further extensive research in this respect to broaden the prospects of herbal drugs in skin disease treatment.