The scientific study of herbal wound healing therapies: Current state of play

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 21-27

  Krishnan, P ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Burns; Epithelialization; Herbal; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; MAFENIDE ACETATE; SITOSTEROL; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; WATER;

ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEMOSTASIS; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33748423522     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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