The Most Important Herbs Used in the Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Traditional Medicine

Abstract

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or venereal diseases are transmitted through various methods of sexual intercourse (oral, vaginal, and anal). The predisposition to this type of diseases and infections depends on the immunity system of the body, so the lower the immunity system's strength, the greater the risk of Sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The most important pathogenic causes of STIs include bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Phytochemical investigations have shown that medicinal plants are a rich source of antioxidant compounds, biologically active compounds, phenols, etc. They can have an inhibitory effect on germs and infectious viruses and are very important for a variety of parasitic diseases, microbial infections, and STIs. Some of the most important medicinal plants that produce inhibitory effects on the growth and proliferation of pathogenic agents of the STIs were reported in the present article. Based on the results obtained from the review of numerous articles indexed in the databases the Institute for Scientific Information, Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, etc., a number of plants have been reported to be used in the treatment and prevention of genital tract diseases and STIs, and to produce antiviral and antimicrobial effects, including have examined the therapeutic and clinical effects of medicinal plants, and the use of their active ingredients to produce herbal drugs has been addressed. The results of phytochemical investigations have shown that the most important compounds of these plants include quercetin,

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“…Some plants have been exploited in the treatment of prevention of genital tract diseases and STIs, and through their antiviral and antimicrobial effects. They include Taxillus, Aristolochia, Syzygium cumini, Albizia adianthifolia, Bidens pilosa, Carica papaya, Ranunculus, Peltophorum africanum, Vachellia karroo, Rhoicissus tridentate, Houttuynia cordata, Panax notoginseng, Nelumbo nucifera, Astragalus, Hypericum aethiopicum, Spondias mombin, Jatropha zeyheri, Ximenia c a ff r a , Tr i c h i l i a d re g e a n a , C l e m a t i s b r a c h i a t e , Tabernaemontana, Sarcophyton (Ajibesin et al, 2011;Chinsembu, 2016;Gbadamosi, 2014;Jadhav et al, 2015;Mamba et al, 2016;Naidoo et al, 2013;Nazer et al, 2019;Paniagua-Zambrana et al, 2020).…”

“…Oak tree bark and leaves contain tannin, sugar, gallic acid, malic acid, quercetin, mucilage, pectin, resin, and oil. Therefore, this plant has a very strong antibacterial property and produces strong effects in reducing and treating genital tract bacterial diseases and STIs (Nazer et al, 2019).…”

“…Soma is known as one of the effective traditional and herbal drugs as well as a home remedy for STDs due to its potent antibacterial properties (Nazer et al, 2019). Leaves, tree bark, roots, and fruit of soma have high pharmaceutical value, and its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties help fight certain diseases like gonorrhea and syphilis.…”

“…Leaves, tree bark, roots, and fruit of soma have high pharmaceutical value, and its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties help fight certain diseases like gonorrhea and syphilis. In addition, soma contains saponin, which consists of phytochemicals (plant chemicals) that help kill all types of germs, boost the immune system, and restore the body (Nazer et al, 2019). Dülger et al, (2002) reported the control of Herpes simplex by the extract of Verbascum phlomoides L, while Shikalange et al ( 2016) exploited the active ingredients of Acacia and karroo Rhoicissus tridentata cuneifolia subsp.…”

“…Silybum marianum is also one of the herbal drugs that are used for treating STDs with traditional form of medicine. The S. marianum is rich in silymarin (a natural material that can destroy T. vaginalis), which makes the plant an ideal choice to fight against certain types of STDs (Nazer et al, 2019). In addition, this substance is also used to boost the immune system of the body and therefore helps fight the parasite that causes infection in the body (Wilasrusmee et al, 2002 (Chinsembu, 2016).…”