Medicinal Plants and their Role in Wound Healing

Abstract

Plants and their extracts have immense potential  for the management and treatment of wounds. The  phyto-medicines for wound healing are not only  cheap and affordable but are also purportedly  safe as hyper sensitive reactions are rarely  encountered with the use of these agents. These  natural agents induce healing and regeneration of  the lost tissue by multiple mechanisms. However,  there is a need for scientific validation,  standardization and safety evaluation of plants of  the traditional medicine before these could be  recommended for healing of the wounds.