One of the body’s major immune systems, the skin is influenced by both internal and external causes as well as innate and adaptive immune reactions. Skin abnormalities induced by a variety of causes, such as infectious organisms, noninfectious or physical agents, and immunological reactions, are referred to as dermatological disorders.

Since the skin is the organ that is most exposed to external physical, biological, and chemical agents, skin illnesses are frequently encountered in both humans and animals. Methods used to treat dermatological abnormalities vary due to the variety of underlying causes of skin (dermatological) problems. They range from the application of modern medicine to the use of traditional approaches that incorporate various natural agents, herbal medicine, including nutraceutical goods.

Due to its low cost and lack of negative side effects, herbal therapy is becoming more and more popular in both developed and developing nations. Many medications used in modern medicine are primarily derived from medicinal plants, which include a variety of phytoconstituents in the form of primary metabolites or secondary metabolites. Traditional medicine has used a variety of natural bioactive substances or foodstuffs that offer additional health benefits beyond their basic nutritional contents (nutraceuticals) for many centuries to address skin conditions in both humans and animals.