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J Inj Inflamm. 2016;1(2):e07
Epidemiology and Prevention
A short look to the most important medicinal plants
effective on wound healing
Mahmoud Bahmani1, Majid Asadi-Samani2*
1
2
Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Student Research Committee, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
*Correspondence to
Majid Asadi-Samani,
Email: [email protected]
Received 4 February 2016
Accepted 4 March 2016
Published online 10 March 2016
Citation: Bahmani M,
Asadi-Samani M. A
short look to the most
important medicinal
plants effective on
wound healing. J Inj
Inflamm.2016;1(2):e07.
Core tip
Various plants with wound-healing properties existed in different regions of Iran and may be
administered for producing nature-based drugs after further investigations about these plants.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, Wound, Fibronectin
S
kin wound is referred to the prolonged
disruption of the structure of a body’s
part because of the damage caused
by various agents, including chemical,
physical, and biological (1). Wound
restoration is the restorative process
taking place after the damage to skin and
soft tissues. After damage, inflammatory
response occurs and subdermal cells begin
to increase the production of collagen
and epithelial tissue is gradually restored
(2). Fibronectin, an inhibitory factor for
migration of macrophage, growth factors,
matrix metaloproteinases, and hormones,
is an effective factor on wound restoration
(3,4). In Iranian traditional medicine,
nature-based substances and medicinal
plants are used to heal wounds. These
pharmacologic resources are nature-based
and easily available. The aim of this study is
to report the medicinal plants used to heal
wounds in different provinces of Iran. The
native people of any regions empirically use
the medicinal plants of their regions to heal
wounds. For example, Fumaria vaillantii
Loisel, and Heliotropium ramosissimum are
used to heal wounds in Jandagh (5). In West
Azarbaijan, Plantago major L. and Plantago
lanceolata L., in Babol, Albizzia julibrissin
Durazz, in Arasbaran region, Sambucus
ebulus, Sambucus ebulus, Lamium album
L., Lamium album L., Origanum vulgare,
Rumex acetosa, Verbascum phlomoides,
and Sanicula europaea, in Persian Gulf,
Calotropis procera, Cressa cretica L., Ricinus
communis, Prosopis farcta, and Ziziphus
spinachirsti, in Khouzestan, Beta vulgaris
L., Nerium indicum Mill., Carthamus
tinetorius, and Echinops persicus, in Sistan,
Aloe vera L., Medicago sativa L., Plantago
lanceolata L., and Portulaca oleracea L.,
in Kazeroun, Fraxinus angustifolia, and
Bromus tectorum L., in Mobarakeh (Isfahan
province), Allium sativum L., Calendula
persica, Mentha pulegium L., and Myrtus
communis L., in Marivan (Kurdistan
province), Quercus brantii Lindl., and
Ranunculus sericeus Willd, in Natanz,
Kashan, and in Ilam province, Nerium
oleander L., Scrophularia deserti Del.,
Scrophularia striata Boiss., and Nerium
oleander L. (6-15) are used to heal wounds.
According to these findings, several plants
with wound-healing properties existed
in different regions of Iran and may be
administered for producing nature-based
drugs after further investigations about
these plants.
Authors’ contribution
MB and MAS wrote the paper equally.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declared no competing interests.
Ethical considerations
The authors of this manuscript declare that they
all have followed the ethical requirements for this
communication. Also, Ethical issues (including
plagiarism, data fabrication, double publication)
have been completely observed by the authors.
Funding/Support
None.
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