Pharmacie Globale International Journal of Comprehensive Pharmacy Natural Remedies for Wound Healing: A Literary Review (original) (raw)

In this case blood escapes the body and bleeding is clearly visible. It is further classified as: Incised wound, laceration or tear wound, Abrasions or superficial wounds, Puncture wounds, Penetration wounds and gunshot wounds. 7 Closed wounds In closed wounds blood escapes the circulatory system but remains in the body. It includes Contusion or bruises, heamatomas or blood tumor, Crush injury etc. Acute wounds Acute wound is a tissue injury that normally precedes through an orderly and timely reparative process that result in sustained restoration of anatomic and functional integrity. Acute wounds are usually caused by cuts or surgical incisions and complete the wound healing process within the expected time frame. 8 Chronic wounds Chronic wounds are wounds that have failed to progress through the normal stages of healing and therefore enter a state of pathologic inflammation chronic wounds either require a prolonged time to heal or recur frequently. Local infection, hypoxia, trauma, foreign bodies and systemic problems such as diabetes mellitus, malnutrition, immunodeficiency or medications are the most frequent causes of chronic wounds. 9 WOUND HEALING MECHANISM Wound healing, as a normal biological process in the human body, is achieved through four precisely and highly programmed phases: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. For a wound to heal successfully, all four phases must occur in the proper sequence and time frame. Many factors can interfere with ABSTRACT A wound may be defined as a break in the epithelial integrity of the skin or may also be defined as a loss or contravention of cellular and anatomic or functional permanence of living tissue. Wound healing is the process of repair that follows injury to the skin and proper healing of wounds is crucial for the re-establishment of disrupted anatomical continuity and disturbed functional status of the skin. The phyto-medicines for wound healing are not only economical and inexpensive but are also supposedly safe as hyper sensitive reactions are rarely encountered with the use of these agents. Many plants have proved to possess momentous healing properties in poles apart from type of wounds. Nature has best owed on us a very rich botanical wealth and a large number of diverse types of plants grow in different parts of the country. This review examine about wound healing prospective of plants, its family, part used, extract used, model used and references which are supportive for researchers for expansion of novel wound healing formulation.