Investigating the possible mechanism for potency of latex of Plumeria alba L. in treating scabies

Abstract

Human body has multiple complex processes that enable the regular and effective functioning of all the systems. During the process, organs undergo wear and tear and heal themselves on a rgular basis. But due to physiological stress, they tend to produce some free radicals which are the sole reasons for few diseases like alzhimers, tissue damage, parkinsons disease and some skin conditions like scabies, and aging. Herbs are used as best treatment for a numerous diseases which had an underlying mechanism of action as antioxidant activity. So it is confirmed that the oxidative free radicals are the reasons for the causing of most of the diseases. It is ideal that the herbs that are rich in flavonoids and poly phenols that has good antioxidant activity will pocess potency against many of the diseases. The latex of the plant Plumeria alba L. was used as a treatment of scabies (Sura et al., 2018). The plant latex was potent and used to treat many diseases. The under lying mechanism was not yet known. It is assumed on the fact that antioxidant activity of drugs is responsible for many other activities. So, the present research focus on the establishing and investigating the anti-oxidant activity of the plant latex invitro. The latex had shown a effective antioxidant activity and the mechanism of the above activities exactly correlate and support the anti scabies activity of the latex.