Herbal Bioactives For Wound Healing Application

Wound healing can be considered to be a fascinating process that occurs because of the

breakage of the integrity of epidermis. In case any tissue gets injured along with disruption

of its anatomical features and loss of function, it is referred to as a “wound.” Skin

plays a key role in our survival as it helps to sense the environment, maintenance of thermal

as well as physiochemical hemostasis, acts as a reservoir for various essential nutrients,

aids the defense mechanism of body and most importantly responds to any sort of

trauma or injury. In order to maintain these crucial functions, it is very essential either to

replace or repair the damaged skin. This can be accomplished through some robust

mechanisms that are effective as well. Wound healing can be considered to be a biological

process of human body that can be accomplished by four precised and programmed

stages, namely, hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. For the successful

healing of a wound, these four stages need to occur with adequate sequence and timing.

These steps need to be continued for a particular duration with optimum intensity. In

the wide range of population across Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Africa, traditional

medications obtained from plants and animals are used. For some part of that population,

it is actually the only means of wound care. (Sumber: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/edited-volume/abs/pii/B9780128243855000030)