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Grade: C (Unclear or Conflicting Scientific Evidence)
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Aloe
| Wound healing |
Arginine
| Wound healing |
Calendula
| Wound and burn healing |
Chamomile
| Wound healing |
DMSO
| Diabetic ulcers |
Gotu kola
| Wound healing |
Honey
| Skin graft healing (split thickness) |
Iodine
| Wound healing |
Pantothenic acid
| Wound healing |
Psyllium
| Anal fissures (tears or cracks in the anus) |
Vitamin A
| Wound healing |
Zinc
| Incision wounds |
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Traditional or Theoretical Uses which Lack Sufficient Evidence
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Abuta
| Sores |
Algin
| Wound healing |
Alkanna
| Bed sores |
Aloe
| Scratches or superficial wounds of the eye |
American hellebore
| Skin care (topical rubefacient) |
Apricot
| Skin rejuvenator |
Arnica
| Bed sores |
Astragalus
| Diabetic foot ulcers |
Avocado
| Skin care |
Babassu
| Promoting healing |
Bael fruit
| Sores |
Barberry
| Skin graft healing |
Bee pollen
| Skin care |
Beta-glucan
| Bedsores |
Bitter orange
| Bed sores |
Black horehound
| Scrapes |
Blessed thistle
| Skin ulcers |
Blue flag
| Sores |
Boswellia
| Cicatrizant (scar formation) |
Bovine colostrum
| Healing time reduction |
Burdock
| Sores |
California jimson weed
| Skin wounds |
Cascara sagrada
| Anal fissures |
Chamomile
| Abrasions |
Chickweed
| Cuts |
Coleus
| Skin rashes |
Devil's claw
| Skin ulcers (topical) |
Devil's club
| Sores |
DHEA
| Skin graft healing |
Dong quai
| Skin ulcers |
Echinacea
| Skin ulcers |
Eucalyptus oil
| Skin ulcers |
Fo-ti
| Scrapes |
Ginkgo
| Skin sores (ginkgo cream) |
Goldenrod
| Wound healing |
Goldenseal
| Anal fissures |
Grape seed
| Skin care |
Guggul
| Sores |
Gumweed
| Sores |
Hawthorn
| Skin sores |
Honey
| Skin care |
Hops
| Skin ulcers (topical) |
Iodine
| Diabetic foot ulcers |
Jequirity
| Sores |
Labrador tea
| Skin ulcers |
Lavender
| Sores |
Licorice
| Graft healing |
Marshmallow
| Skin ulcers (topical) |
Mastic
| Cuts |
Morus nigra
| Skin care (emollient) |
Noni
| Cuts |
Nopal
| Cuts |
Podophyllum
| Skin wounds |
Propolis
| Skin rejuvenator |
Psyllium
| Abrasions |
Red clover
| Skin ulcers/sores |
Red yeast rice
| Cuts |
Resveratrol
| Diabetic wound healing |
Rhubarb
| Anal fissures |
Rosemary
| Skin care (cosmetic) |
Sea buckthorn
| Bedsores |
Shark cartilage
| Wound healing |
Skunk cabbage
| Skin sores |
Slippery elm
| Abrasions |
Spirulina
| Wound healing |
St. John's wort
| Skin scrapes |
Tamanu
| Abrasions |
Tamarind
| Sores |
Thymus extract
| Wound healing |
Vitamin O
| Diabetic ulcers |
Yerba santa
| Skin scrapes |