Pereskia aculeata Miller leaves accelerate excisional wound healing in mice

Conclusions As the wound healing process was considerably accelerated, especially by HF gel formulation, the results of this study not only contributed to better understand the ethnopharmacological application of P. acuelata leaves, but also encouraged further investigations on how to explore the potential uses of this plant in skin therapies. Graphical abstract

Source: Journal of Ethnopharmacology - September 15, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research