Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

A review on treatment of leprosy by using medicinal plants

I.T.S. College of Pharmacy, Ghaziabad, Pin - U.P., India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: swetapundir2011@gmail.com

Online published on 25 July, 2025.

Abstract

Traditionally plants have been used as medicinal agents for treatment of disease such as antihypertensive, antitussive, diuretics, antidiabetics, Antileprotics etc. The impressive number of allopathic drugs has been isolated from the natural sources. Leprosy is a disease, caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, which causes damage to the skin. Many of plants are used for treatment of leprosy.

Keywords

Leprosy, Hydnocarpus kurzii, Hansen’s disease, Ocimum basilicum