Traditional wound healing plant drugs

ABSTRACT

Various aspects of the treatment of human wounds are presented and the different approaches to wound healing have been described in this paper. The part of naturals [Leaf, Stem, Root, Flower, Seed, Fruits, etc.] to fight against wound is elaborated and isolation of novel wound healing agents from the natural sources has been presented. In Unani System of Medicine most of the drugs are obtained from herbs and used either in single or compound form, used locally or orally. Argyreia nervosa, Centella asiatica, Euphorbia neriifolia and Rubia cordifolia are some of the important wound healing drugs. In addition to wound healing, these are also used as diuretic, laxative, for dysentery, bronchitis, leucoderma, and in different tumors in Unani System of Medicine