Shiunko and acetylshikonin promote reepithelialization, angiogenesis, and granulation tissue formation in wounded skin

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Lu, Pao Ju ^a   Yang, Cheng ^a   Lin, Ching Nan ^a   Li, Chien Feng ^a   Chu, Chin Chen ^a   Wang, Jhi Joung ^a   Chen, Jen Yin ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetylshikonin; Shiunko; Skin; Wound Healing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSHIKONIN; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LITHOSPERMUM EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SHIUNKO; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPITHELIZATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MALE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 44049104068     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08005631     Document Type: Article

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