Evaluation of wound-healing activity of Acorus calamus Linn.

Natural Product Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 534-541

  Jain, Nilesh ^a   Jain, Ruchi ^a   Jain, Arti ^b   Jain, Deepak Kumar ^c   Chandel, H S ^c  

^a Sagar Institute of Research and Technology Pharmacy   (India)

^b Smriti College of Pharmaceutical Education   (India)

^c Truba Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; Povidion iodine ointment; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; EPITHELIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

ACORACEAE; ANIMALS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POVIDONE-IODINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WOUND HEALING;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77951215561     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410802531782     Document Type: Article

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