A biochemical comparison of the in vivo effects of Bulbine frutescens and Bulbine natalensis on cutaneous wound healing

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 364-370

  Pather, Nalini ^a   Viljoen, Alvaro M ^b   Kramer, Beverley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biochemical; Bulbine; Collagen; DNA; Hexoamine; Protein; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BULBINE FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; BULBINE NATALENSIS EXTRACT; COLLAGEN; DNA; HEXOSAMINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BULBINE FRUTESCENS; BULBINE NATALENSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; EPITHELIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; GEL; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONTENT; REEPITHELIALIZATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; DNA; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; GELS; HEXOSAMINES; LILIACEAE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTEINS; SKIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SUS SCROFA; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; ASPHODELACEAE; BULBINE; BULBINE FRUTESCENS; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 78651401019     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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