A Review On Traditional Medicine Used As Treatment For Conjunc-tivitis
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conjunctivitis, herbal drugs, ocular diseases, medicinal plants, eye disordersAbstract
There are numerous medicinal plants available in the world to prevent or cure diseases. An ophthalmic problem affects most of the population. Some of these can be treated with antibiotics and steroids but the prolonged use of these drugs has side effects. The eye is a paired organ, located in the orbital cavity and its function is to capture images that are sent to the cortical vision centre.The common eye infections are conjunctivitis, blepharitis, internal and external hordeolum, microbial scleritis, canaliculitis, keratitis, dacryocystitis, preseptal cellulitis, orbital cellulitis, endophthalmitis and panophthalmitis. Ocular medications such as eye drops or an ointment are used to treat and prevent eye diseases. Many traditional herbal eye drops prepared from many medicinal plants combination, could cure ophthalmic disorders. This review briefly explains the herbal drugs used in treatment of conjunctivitis which provides a platform for researchers to develop new traditional herbs.
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