Phytomedicines and conventional drugs in scabies management

Background and aims: In some countries, the prevalence of scabies varies from 32.1% to 74%, especially in overcrowded institutions like boarding schools, prisons, and orphanages. The aim of this article is to give an overview of current options for scabies treatment, with the focus on natural treatment choices. Method: Different research databases including Google Scholar, PubMed, Springer, Science Direct, and NIH also scientific website were searched using keywords like "scabies", "natural treatment for scabies", "plant-based oil", "chemical agent for scabies", "essential oil used to treat scabies mite", and "traditional medicine" to collect relevant information. Results: . Numerous bioactive chemicals found in all of the plants under study have the potential to treat scabies and can be used to treat this illness. Conclusion: Medicinal herbs offer a potential, safer, and possibly more successful therapeutic alternative for the treatment of scabies along with conventional chemical drugs because of their richness of bioactive components with antibacterial qualities. This area of research must be continued.