title: [Phytotherapy of skin wounds - overview of experimental and clinical studies in the first decennium of the 21st century].
abstract: Delayed wound healing presents a significant burden for the patient and healthcare system. One of many possibilities how to improve the process of wound healing and to prevent development of unwanted complications is the use of herbal substances which are still commonly used in folk medicine. This review gives an overview of experimental and clinical studies related to phytotherapeutic approaches of skin wound healing which have during the 21st century been indexed by the largest biomedical database NCBI - PubMed.
authors.affiliation: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Safarika, Slovenska Republika. ivankovac.kovi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kováč
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gál
authors.forename: Ján
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mojžiš
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts