An integrative review on the uses of plant-derived bioactives formulated in conventional and innovative dosage forms for the local treatment of damaged nasal cavity.
Green medicine
Nanocarrier
Phytochemicals
Rhinosinusitis
Sinusitis
Traditional medicine
Journal
International journal of pharmaceutics
ISSN: 1873-3476
Titre abrégé: Int J Pharm
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7804127
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Dec 2021
15 Dec 2021
Historique:
received:
19
09
2021
revised:
09
10
2021
accepted:
21
10
2021
pubmed:
30
10
2021
medline:
15
12
2021
entrez:
29
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Plants and their derivates have been used as medicines for centuries and today is being re-discovered their usefulness for the human health. The therapeutic properties of phytochemicals are re-evaluated under the light of medical and pharmacological research, pushed by a constantly growing market demand, where consumers trust more natural products than synthetic drugs. New studies are enlightening the effectiveness of phytochemicals against a wide range of ailments, nevertheless very few evaluate the efficacy of topical formulations based on natural bioactive molecules in the treatment of nasal mucosal diseases. This review aims at exploring this little covered topic. An overview on the properties and functionality of the nasal mucosa and the different diseases affecting it has been provided. We summarized various nasal dosage forms containing natural bioactive and explored how innovative delivery systems loading phytochemicals can improve the treatment results. Finally, the potential use of novel nanocarriers for the treatment of nasal ailments has been covered as well.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34715259
pii: S0378-5173(21)01035-8
doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121229
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Phytochemicals
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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