Preclinical efficacy and safety of herbal formulation for management of wounds.

Background: Medicinal plants in Uganda and other developing countries have been scientifically demonstrated to have medicinal benefits but few or none have been translated to products for clinical use. Most herbal products developed by local herbalists and sold to the public are not standardized and lack efficacy and safety data to support use.

Objective: To formulate from two Ugandan medicinal plants a herbal product for wound management and test its preclinical safety and efficacy using rat models.