Review Article · pages 125–127
Ramania (Bouea Macrophylla Griffith) extract as a wound healing agent: A Literature Review
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Irham Taufiqurrahman, Andi Zulkifli, Veni Hadju, Eko Suhartono. Ramania (Bouea Macrophylla Griffith) extract as a wound healing agent: A Literature Review. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2023;36(1):125–127.
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Background: The bibliometric analysis of Traumatic Dental Injury (TDI) prevalence worldwide between 1999-2018 ranged from 6%- 59%, while the 2018 RISKESDAS data on the proportion of soft tissue injuries after traffic accidents was 20.1%. WHO has encouraged its members to expand the use of traditional complementary medicine in order to further investigate about alternative therapies dev elopment based on traditional medicine, one of which is the use of herbal medicines for wound healing, systemic diseases and even cancer treatment because of its high efficacy and safety, as well as minimal side effect. This proves the equivalent ability of traditional medicine to modern therapy.
Keywords
of Bouea macrophylla, phenolics, triterpenoids, steroids, saponins, Bouea Macrophylla Griffith