Cosmeceuticals and natural products: wound healing

Stephen C Davis; Robert Perez

doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.05.015

Cosmeceuticals and natural products: wound healing

Clin Dermatol. 2009 Sep-Oct;27(5):502-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.05.015.

Authors

Stephen C Davis¹, Robert Perez

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Room 2089, Miami, FL 33136, USA. sdavis@med.miami.edu

PMID: 19695483
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.05.015

Abstract

Despite several technologic and strategic advances in the field, wound care has returned to the roots of medicine and embraced some of the remedies used millennia ago. Some of the many potentially beneficial natural products include the beta-glucans, honey, aloe, cocoa, and oak bark extracts. There has recently been a surge of interest for their possible roles in wound healing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Cutaneous
Aloe
Biological Products / pharmacology*
Biological Products / therapeutic use
Coca
Cosmetics / pharmacology
Cosmetics / therapeutic use*
Dermatologic Agents / pharmacology
Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use*
Female
Honey
Humans
Male
Phytotherapy / methods
Plant Bark
Plant Preparations / therapeutic use
Sensitivity and Specificity
Skin Care / methods*
Treatment Outcome
Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis
Wounds and Injuries / drug therapy*

Substances

Biological Products
Cosmetics
Dermatologic Agents
Plant Preparations