Effective herbs on the wound and skin disorders: a ethnobotanical study in Lorestan province, west of Iran

doi:10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60762-3

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volume 4, Supplement 2, September 2014, Pages S938-S942

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Abstract

Objective

To identify medicinal plants in Lorestan Province (west of Iran) in treatment of wound healing and skin lesions.

Methods

Questionnaire were made by health volunteers who were trained. The questionnaire about the beliefs and herbal therapy were filled by liaisons trained in the villages.

Results

Questionnaire survey showed that 18 medicinal plants from 11 plant families were detected in the province for treating and healing skin lesions.

Conclusions

The achieving information in the study reported that bioactive substances in some plants have pharmacologic effects in regulating biological processes which can accelerate healing, reducing inflammation and improving health effects. Suggested ideas in this study should be tested in clinical trials and the effectiveness of their therapeutic effects, their effective recognition and secondary materials in the form of natural medicine must be detected for releasing into the pharmaceutical market.

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Document headingEffective herbs on the wound and skin disorders: a ethnobotanical study in Lorestan province, west of Iran

Abstract

Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Nutrition

J Ethnopharmacol

Int J Biol Macromol

Int J Food Microbiol

Phytomedicine

Dermatol Clin

Asian Pac J Trop Dis

Asian Pac J Trop Dis

Asian Pac J Trop Dis

Topical application of honey for treatment of skin wound in mice

Iran J Med Sci

Burn wound infections

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Effective herbs on the wound and skin disorders: a ethnobotanical study in Lorestan province, west of Iran