Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 27, Issue 17, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27175541
Keywords
Moringa oleifera; wound healing; merunggai; epithelialization; herbal medicine
Funding
- Health Malaysia
- Institute for Medical Research
- Head Centre of Herbal Medicine Research Centre
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Through a systematic review, it was found that Moringa oleifera has the potential to promote wound healing. The accumulation of collagen content and bioactive phytochemicals with antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities in M. oleifera can accelerate wound contraction, increase epithelialization rate, and protect tissues against oxidative damage. However, further studies are needed to determine the main bioactive phytocompounds and safety.
Wound healing is a natural process to restore damaged tissues due to loss of tissue integrity. Moringa oleifera (locally known as merunggai in Malaysia) has been traditionally used in various ailments, including for wound management. To evaluate the wound healing properties in M. oleifera, publications were searched and selected following the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement with predetermined inclusion criteria. The databases searched for primary studies include PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, LILACS, ClinicalTrials.gov, and CENTRAL. In total, 18 in vivo studies were included, which involved the leaves, while the remaining 5 studies involved other plant parts tested on excision, incision, dead space, abrasion, and burn-induced wound models. All studies reported significant wound healing abilities. Most studies used different topical formulations of aqueous leaves extract. The accumulation of collagen content and underlying wound healing mechanism through antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities may be contributed by its bioactive phytochemical content, which has the potential to accelerate the wound contraction, increase the rate of epithelialization, and protect tissues against oxidative damage. In conclusion, M. oleifera showed wound healing potential but further studies are warranted to determine the main bioactive phytocompounds and safety.
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