THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE PREVENTION OF VITILIGO DISEASE

Abstract

The article provides brief information about the antioxidant activity of some natural plants used in folk medicine and their importance in medicine, especially in the prevention of vitiligo.   The relevance of the problem of vitiligo is due to the widespread prevalence of this disease among the population, its significant impact on the psychosocial state of patients, and the lack of reliable methods of 
therapy. Today, the prevalence of vitiligo is 0.5-2% of the population and remains a serious problem in dermatology, since there is no specific treatment for this disease. In folk medicine, preparations of St. John's wort and garlic, prepared on their 
basis, are used for the prevention and treatment of various skin diseases - vitiligo, neurological disorders, ringworm, bedsores.