REVIEW ON AZADIRACHTA INDICA LEAVES RELATED TO ITS ACTION AGAINST ACNE VULGARIS

Abstract

Acne vulgaris is a common dermatological disease with huge psychological burden. The pathophysiology of acne include various factors among them bacterial colonisation and inflammation are supreme culprit in the causation of disease. The leaves of Azadirachta indica possesses both antibacterial and anti-inflammatory actions against the causative micro-organism which supports the use of Azadirachta indica leaves in traditional system of medicine.