EC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Medicinal plants played an essential role in the development of human culture. Medicinal plants considered a source of traditional medicines, and many modern medicines. The invention is a kind of medicine for treating sciatica. Damp clearing, pain relieving, and the function of promoting blood circulation; it is quick for treating sciatica, good effect. Medicinal plants used as alternative medicine. This study illustrates the importance of traditional and modern medicines in the treatment and management of human diseases. Meanwhile, developed countries search for modern health care and alternative medicine, which reverts to medicinal plants and their ingredients. Because of their cheap prices and rare inside effect. Traditional and contemporary medical practices as bioactive natural compounds. The present review article examines the effect of some medicinal plants for curing Sciatica disease.

 Keywords: Sciatica Disease; Egyptian Medicinal Plants; Bioactive Natural Compounds

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