LAWSONIA INERMIS LINN’S POTENTIAL FOR PROMOTING WOUND HEALING: A REVIEW Authors: Yawar A , PATIL P, RAHMAN M, GAURI M AND SHOAIB S
ABSTRACT
Wound healing has become an important issue in current times as the synthetic antibiotics and
antimicrobials which were used for wound healing are becoming to show adverse effects and starting
to generate resistance. There is a need for an alternative course of treating the wounds to increase the
wound healing rate. Form the ancient period natural products are widely used for wound healing
process. Among the vast pool of natural plants present on earth Lawsonia inermis Linn. Frequently
called as henna is most widely investigated plant for wound healing. This plant catches the attention of
researchers due to it’s various active chemical constituents present in it. It has shown an excellent
healing of wound in many wound models. Although it has been studied various times still there is a
need to gather all the information of henna regarding wound healing this will help the future researchers
to study the full potential of this plant on wound recovery process. This study reviews the previous
researches done on Lawsonia inermis Linn. to identify it’s full potential for promoting wound healing.
Keywords: Wound healing, Growth factors, Lawsonia inermis Linn., Henna, Anti-bacterial
activity Publication date: 15/10/2023 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2023/October/MS_IJBPAS_2023_OCTOBER_SPCL_1028.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.10.1028