Open AccessEthno Medicinal Plants Used for Wound Healing Properties in Tinsukia District, Assam: A Comprehensive Review
Author(s) -
Pal Gogoi,
Moksood Ahmed Laskar,
Saikat Sen,
Biplab Kumar Dey,
R.A. Choudhury,
Republica Borgohain,
Sajidul Hoque Ansari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i43a32488
Subject(s) - documentation , ethnobotany , traditional medicine , wound healing , medicine , folklore , medicinal plants , decoction , plant species , geography , biology , surgery , botany , computer science , archaeology , programming language
Wound healing is a vital physiological process that helps to retain the integrity of the skin after it has been damaged, whether by accident or by a deliberate operation. In Tinsukia district, Assam, tribal people and folklore traditions employ a wide variety of plants/plant extracts/decoctions or pastes to cure wounds. This study is designed to explore the ethnomedicinal plants used for the wound healing properties by the people of Tinsukia district, Assam. The Documentation of potential ethnobotanical information of traditionally used medicinal plant with wound healing activity will facilitates the scientific evaluation to look forward into a leading scientific prospect for the development of new herbal therapy for wound healing.