Open AccessCENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT EFFECT ON POSTOPERATIVE WOUND HEALING
Author(s) -
Elza Iskandar,
Theodorus Theodorus,
Anang Tribowo,
Riani Erna,
Fatimah Syakirah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of islamic and complementary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2828-4569
DOI - 10.55116/ijim.v1i1.28
Subject(s) - centella , wound healing , medicine , hemostasis , traditional medicine , in vivo , pharmacology , surgery , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Wound healing is a complex process that is divided into four phases, namely the hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and tissue remodeling phase. Centella asiatica is a widely used and very popular traditional plant in the field of health for a long time. Various in vitro and in vivo studies have proven the efficacy of Centella asiatica extract in the wound healing process. This literature review uses literature search methods from Pubmed, Science Direct, and Cochrane Library with keywords Centella asiatica, wound healing, surgery. This study aims to study the effects of Centella asiatica extract on postoperative wound healing.