Ethno Medicinal Plants Used for Wound Healing Properties in Tinsukia District, Assam: A Comprehensive Review
Pal Gogoi
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati-26, Assam, India.
Moksood Ahmed Laskar
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati-26, Assam, India.
Saikat Sen
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati-26, Assam, India.
Biplab Kumar Dey
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati-26, Assam, India.
Rejwan Ahmed Choudhury
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati-26, Assam, India.
Republica Borgohain
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati-26, Assam, India.
Sajidul Hoque Ansari *
NEF College of Pharmacy, Guwahati-40, Assam, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Wound healing is a vital physiological process that helps to retain the integrity of the skin after it has been damaged, whether by accident or by a deliberate operation. In Tinsukia district, Assam, tribal people and folklore traditions employ a wide variety of plants/plant extracts/decoctions or pastes to cure wounds. This study is designed to explore the ethnomedicinal plants used for the wound healing properties by the people of Tinsukia district, Assam. The Documentation of potential ethnobotanical information of traditionally used medicinal plant with wound healing activity will facilitates the scientific evaluation to look forward into a leading scientific prospect for the development of new herbal therapy for wound healing.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, ethnomedicine, wound healing, traditional healthcare, Tinsukia district