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COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Volume 42, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101275
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Wound healing; Traditional medicine and pharmacologic actions
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The process of wound healing is complex and Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM) offers a rich resource of traditional knowledge, including a variety of natural compounds such as herbs, animal products, and minerals which have been studied and verified in the context of wound remedies. The review provides insights into both ITM and its vast experience in wound healing processes.
Wounds are physical and anatomical disruption in healthy skin and represent an important healthcare concern around the world. Wound healing is a complex and dynamic cascade of cellular and molecular interactions which include four main phases: hemostasis, inflammatory, proliferative, and remodeling. Therefore, some pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities can play a key role in the process of wound healing. Iranian Traditional Medicine (ITM) has a rich background of practice and a wealth of ancient medicine scientists from the Old Persian days until today. This paper presents and characterizes pure data from original references of ITM about wound remedies and verifies their function by reviewing articles from three databases (Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus), which could be an interesting and comprehensive resource for future researchers interested in traditional medicine (TM) generally and in ITM in particular. Selected natural compounds from the references were divided into 5 groups, including herbs, herbal products, animal products, minerals, and animals. In total, 23 natural compounds with regard to the current state of knowledge and ITM were introduced and verified. The present review will provide better insights into ITM and its extensive experience in topics such as wound healing.
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