Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The leave paste of the plant, Eupatorium glandulosum H. B & K, has been traditionally used to treat cuts and wounds by the tribal community of the Nilgiris district of Tamilnadu, India.
Aim Of The Study: The present study was carried out to investigate the wound healing potential of this plant extract and the compound, 1-Tetracosanol, isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction.
Wounds provide a favourable site for microbial infection. Wound infection makes the healing more complex and does not proceed in an orchestrated manner leading to the chronic wound. Clinically infected wounds require proper antimicrobial therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWound healing is an intricate process consisting of four overlapping phases, namely hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodelling. Effective treatment of wounds depends upon the interaction of appropriate cell types, cell surface receptors, and the extracellular matrix with the therapeutic agents. Several approaches currently used for treating wounds, such as advanced wound dressing, growth factor therapy, stem cell therapy, and gene therapy, are not very effective and lead to impaired healing.
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