Anacardium occidentale L. (cajueiro) in the healing of skin wounds: an experimental study in rats.

Purpose: To analyze the effects of Anacardium occidentale Linn on the healing of skin wounds.

Methods: Twenty Wistar male rats were distributed into four groups (with five animals each one): negative control group (NCG), treated with saline solution; cashew tree group (CG), treated with hydroalcoholic extract of the bark of A. occidentale Linn; manipulated cashew tree group (MCG), with the ointment of extract of the bark of A.