Manfred Axterer, Cornelia Müller – Symrise GmbH & Co KG Anthony C. Dweck FLS FRSC FRSH – Technical Editor
The mechanism by which the skin becomes irritated and inflamed is both complex and dependent on numerous factors.
Unlike modern allopathic drugs which are single active components that target one specific pathway, herbal medicines work in a way that depends on an orchestral approach. A plant contains a multitude of different molecules that act synergistically on targeted elements of the complex cellular pathway. Individually these elements may work quite effectively, however, time and again it has been proven that the overall effect is far superior when the whole plant is used.
The mechanism of inflammation shown right is one of the possible pathways.
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