Medicinal plants as therapeutic options for topical treatment in canine dermatology? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicinal plants have been used traditionally since centuries for wound care and treatment of skin diseases both in human and animals. Skin diseases are one of the most common reasons for owners to take their dog to the veterinarian. The demands for treatment and prophylaxis of these diseases are broad. A wide range of bacteria including antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be involved, making the treatment challenging and bear an anthropo-zoonotic potential. The aim of this review is to systematically evaluate based on recent scientific literature, the potential of four medicinal plants to enrich the therapeutic options in pyoderma, canine atopic dermatitis, otitis externa, wounds and dermatophytosis in dogs.

Results

Based on four books and a survey among veterinari

SUBMITTER: Tresch M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537371 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature