Shiunko promotes epithelization of wounded skin

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 389-396

  Huang, Kuo Feng ^a   Hsu, Yao Chin ^a   Lin, Ching Nan ^a   Tzeng, Jann Inn ^a   Chen, Yu Wen ^a   Wang, Jhi Joung ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epithelization; Infection; Povidone iodine; Shiunko; Wound

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; LITHOSPERMUM EXTRACT; POVIDONE IODINE; SHIUNKO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIZATION; INCIDENCE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SKIN INJURY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MALE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OINTMENTS; POVIDONE-IODINE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 4143128822     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002041     Document Type: Article

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