Considerations for determining if a natural product is an effective wound-healing agent

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-81

  Lindblad, William J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Models; Natural products; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASTILBE THUNBERGII EXTRACT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SALICYLIC ACID; SALIX EXTRACT; VITAMIN; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; BURN; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DECUBITUS; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FECES; FRACTIONATION; HISTORY; HONEY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; DRUG EVALUATION; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 43549115463     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608316028     Document Type: Review

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