CS/PVA/ZnO showed strong antimicrobial, wound healing effect, hemocompatibility and biocompatibility.
Curcumin has been the subject of hundreds of published papers over the past three decades owing to its wide range of therapeutic efficacy such as, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, wound healing, cancer chemopreventive, and potentially chemotherapeutic properties (Aggarwal et al. 2005a; Aggarwal and Harikumar 2009; Anand et al. 2008; Chattopadhyay et al. 2004).
Silver nanoparticles impregnated in biocompatible polymeric matrix were therefore conceived for antimicrobial wound healing material.
Traditional folk medicine has used Cistus species as antiinflammatory, antiulcerogenic, wound healing, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and vasodilator remedies.
Alkannin and shikonin (A/S) are naturally occurring hydroxynaphthoquinones with a well-established spectrum of wound healing, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and recently established antitumor activity.
Alkannin, shikonin (A/S) and their derivatives are naturally occurring hydroxynaphthoquinones with a well-established spectrum of wound healing, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor activity.
It has wide medicinal uses: haemostatic, antidiarrhetic, antiulcer, antimicrobial, antiviral, wound healing, antitumor, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant [ 6, 7].
Fruit extract of Nuna is reported to possess antimicrobial, antifungal, wound healing, antidiabetic and hepatoprotective activities [ 4, 6, 7].
Propolis has been used for centuries by world population due to its pharmacological properties such as anti-inflammatory, healing, antimicrobial and antioxidant [ 29].
Antimicrobial and wound healing properties of chloroform and methanol extracts from C. splendens have been confirmed in recent pharmacological studies [ 8, 9].
