A comprehensive review on clinically proven natural products in the management of nerve pain, with mechanistic insights

Sanchita Dewanjee; Md Sohel; Md Shahadat Hossain; Farzana Ansari; Md Tofikul Islam; Farhana Sultana; Abdullah Al Mamun; Md Monirul Islam; Mohammad Nurul Amin

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15346

A comprehensive review on clinically proven natural products in the management of nerve pain, with mechanistic insights

Heliyon. 2023 Apr 14;9(5):e15346. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15346. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Sanchita Dewanjee¹, Md Sohel^{2

3}, Md Shahadat Hossain⁴, Farzana Ansari⁵, Md Tofikul Islam⁴, Farhana Sultana^{3

4}, Abdullah Al Mamun², Md Monirul Islam⁶, Mohammad Nurul Amin^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh.
² Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh.
³ Pratyasha Health Biomedical Research Center, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh.
⁴ Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh.
⁵ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Nutrition and Health Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
⁶ Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Introduction: People are treating their neuropathic pain with several approved and licensed pharmacological drugs. But due to having existing limitations like low efficacy with some side effects, there needs to be a more effective alternative and complementary therapeutic options.

Purpose: s: The study was designed to discuss the mechanistic role of several clinically proven natural products that have been shown to play a significant role against different nerve pain or neuropathic pain.

Method: ology: Information for this review article was salvaged using several accessible searching databases like SciVerse Scopus ® (Elsevier Properties S. A, USA), Web of Science® (Thomson Reuters, USA), and PubMed® (U.S. National Library of Medicine, USA) considering some search items like - nerve pain, natural products in pain/nerve pain management, clinically proven natural products in pain management, pain-reducing agents and so on.

Result: Our study reported the therapeutic efficacy of natural products and their possible mechanism against neuropathic pain in the human body. Natural products widely used to treat neuropathic pain include comfrey root extract ointment, lavender oil, Rose Oil, aromatic essential oil, ginger oil, vitex agnus-castus, peganum oil, and ajwain 10%. Some common pathways are involved in pain relief through sensory stimulation, enzymatic, anti-inflammatory, and pain-related receptor regulation.

Conclusion: The present study suggests that the mentioned natural products can be an appropriate choice for the treatment and management of neuropathic pain.

Keywords: Ajwain 10%; Aromatic oil; Comfrey root extract; Lavender oil; Nerve pain; Peganum oil; Rose oil; Vitex agnus-castus.

Publication types

Review