Role of Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds Against Skin Disease–Causing Microbes, With Special Emphasis on Their Mechanisms of Action

Skin disease is a major problem throughout the world, and to cure bacterial and fungal skin infection is the most challenging task. To combat skin problems, various pharmaceutical companies produce different products and/or drugs. However, due to microbial drug resistance problems, this process requires searching for alternative sources of chemically synthesized ones. An ethnomedicinal investigation was conducted to highlight the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants being used. Many researchers have been working on medicinal plants based on traditional knowledge, and this research has been a tremendous source of bioactive compounds. These compounds have different biological activity against skin disease–causing bacteria as well as fungi, and possess many health-protective effects. Attention to these aspects should lead in a new direction for commercialization and provide insight into the understanding of some promising plant species used for the treatment of skin diseases.