Wound healing echinacea

Certain echinacea constituents have demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties in vitro. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase, 5-lipoxygenase, and hyaluronidase may be involved. In animals, application of Epurpurea prior to application of a topical irritant reduced both paw and ear edema. Despite these laboratory findings, randomized, controlled clinical trials involving echinacea for wound healing have not been performed in humans. 

Echinacea Echinacea species (E angustifolia E pallida purpurea) Roots and seeds from the echinacea plant Immune stimulant treatment of colds and upper respiratory tract infections applied topically to promote wound healing... 

Echinacea has been used topically for wound-healing. The exact mechanism is unknown but is likely caused by antihyaluronidase activity of echinacoside. A study investigating this activity found that E. pallida, which is known to contain echinacoside, had more anti-inflammatory and woundhealing activity in rats after topical application. The effects were much greater with E. pallida compared with E. purpurea and control (22). 

Echinacea Immune stimulant that helps increase resistance to cold, influenza and other infections, wound healing... 

The wound-healing actions of Echinacea stem from two effects inhibition of hyaluronidase, an enzyme produced by bacteria that enables them to spread throughout a wound, and stimulation of fibroblasts to produce granulation tis-... 

Honey is one alternative less desirable choices include echinacea and St. John s wort for wound healing acceleration and to prevent scarring. 

Echinaceae pupureae herba adjuvant treatment of recurrent respiratory and urinary tract infections (systemic use) healing of wounds (local use)... 

Echinacea preparations, especially oral (liquid extract), topical (ointment), and parenteral products of the firesh aboveground preparations of E. purpurea, and, to a lesser extent, the roots of E. angustifolia and E. pallida, are used in Germany for the external treatment of hard-to-heal wounds, eczema, burns, psoriasis, berpes simplex, and so on. As immu-nostimulants internally a prophylactic at the onset of cold and flu symptoms and for treatment of Candida albicans infections, chronic respiratory infections, prostatitis, polyarthritis (rheumatoid arthritis), and so on. ... 

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