Medicinal Plants for Wound Healing: A Review

Abstract

Cutaneous healing of wounds involves four cumulative phases namely haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and remodeling. The Keratinocyte initiates re-epithelialization for closing the wound surface by generating new healthy binding tissues and further undergoes alterations until getting rejuvenated to its original state. The Substantial use of naturally occurring products and their derivatives obtained from traditional and native medicinal plants is increasing day by day. This review article discusses the active role of traditionally used herbal medicines for healing cutaneous wounds due to the presence of different phytoconstituents like alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, phenolic acids etc.. Generally the use of traditional phytoconstituents with modern formulation skills leads to production of better wound healing dosage form, with their effective strength and minimal side effects.