Exploring the use of herbal drugs and advanced supporting techniques for wound healing

Abstract

Abstract Background A wound may define as an interruption within the continuity of the epithelial lining of the skin or mucosa that occurs as a result of physical or thermal damage. Wound healing is an intricate process that is highly synchronized censorious in the management of the protective means of the skin. There are a variety of systemic and local factors that influence wound healing, including oxygenation, inflammation, age, stress, diabetes, nutrition, and nicotine. Hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation or granulation, remodeling or maturation are the principle phases of wound healing. Main body of the abstract The authors of the current review attempt to convey that the usage of herbal drugs has extreme importance in the current era. The authors reviewed a total of 38 herbal plants with their mechanism of wound healing and the chemical constituents responsible for it. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, negative pressure therapy, platelet-rich plasma therapy, stem cell therapy, and biosurgery are some of the most often used supporting procedures for wound healing with these herbal drugs. Short conclusion There are a variety of herbal plants that have wound healing properties. This evaluation covers a wide range of plants. However, a review of the literature on diverse plants reveals that diverse chemical contents are found in different plant species, but did not mention of which chemical compounds are important for wound healing.

Keywords

• Wound healing
• Herbal drugs
• Phases
• Supporting techniques