Natural Remedies for Onychomycosis: A Review

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  • Chitrali R. Talele
     Department of Pharmacy, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Piparia, Vadodara - 391760, Gujarat, India ,IN ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4274-0764
  • Dipali R. Talele
     Faculty of Pharmacy, Vishwakarma University, Kondhwa Budruk - 411048, Pune, India ,IN
  • Gargee Barhate
     Faculty of Pharmacy, Vishwakarma University, Kondhwa Budruk - 411048, Pune, India ,IN
  • Vasudev Bendre
     Faculty of Pharmacy, Vishwakarma University, Kondhwa Budruk - 411048, Pune, India ,IN
  • Vedant Marda
     Faculty of Pharmacy, Vishwakarma University, Kondhwa Budruk - 411048, Pune, India ,IN
  • Chirag Khandelwal
     Faculty of Pharmacy, Vishwakarma University, Kondhwa Budruk - 411048, Pune, India ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2023/33695

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Dermatophytes, Essential Oils, Fungus, Herbal, Nail, Plant-based Extract

Abstract

Onychomycosis, a fungus that causes nail colouring, nail separation, and nail plate growth, has infected the nail unit. There is a chance that the nail structure, nail bed, or nail layer could be infected. The term “onychomycosis” derives from the Greek words “onyx” (nail) and “mykes” (fungus). Around 50% of all consultations for nail diseases are for onychomycosis, the most common nail infection disorder. About 90% of toenail onychomycosis and 75% of fingernail onychomycosis are caused by dermophytes like Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. About 70% of yeast-borne onychomycosis cases are caused by Candida albicans. Epidemiological studies that have just been released estimate that onychomycosis affects every community worldwide at a rate of about 5.5 per cent. Onychomycosis is managed in different ways based on clinical categorization, the number of damaged nails, and the severity of the condition. The disadvantages of treatment are that oral therapies are frequently limited by drug interactions and probable hepatotoxicity, and topical antifungals have low efficacy if administered without nail plate biosurgery. The use of plants in medical treatments and herbal therapies is one of the less harmful, cheaper, and widely available alternatives to synthetic pharmaceuticals for treating fungal infections. Undoubtedly, dermatophytes can be inhibited by plant-based extracts as well as essential oils’ antifungal activities.

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Talele, C. R., Talele, D. R., Barhate, G., Bendre, V., Marda, V., & Khandelwal, C. (2023). Natural Remedies for Onychomycosis: A Review. Journal of Natural Remedies, 23(4), 1347–1357. https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2023/33695

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