Abstract

REVIEW ON WOUND HEALING ACTION OF KUMARI [ALOVE VERA (L.)] WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AYURVEDIC AND MODERN ASPECT

Tabassum Arif Pansare*, Aparna Prasanna Sole and Tabassum Aasifjaha Shaikh

ABSTRACT

Medicinal plants are the local heritage with worldwide importance. Such medicinal plants are cheap source of distinctive phytoconstituents which are used on a large scale in the development of drugs against various ailments. In Ayurvedic classics the plant Kumari [Aloe vera (L.)] is documented to possess many valuable and multi-dimensional therapeutic effects. Its wound healing potential is stated by various Nighantus therefore the present attempt is made to highlight the data regarding its Ayurvedic aspect and phytochemical and relevant pharmacological studies for justification of its wound healing property. Kumari helps in wound healing by Kledashoshan (absorbing kleda), Dahaprashman (cooling), Rasayana (rejuvenating), Vishaghna (anti- toxic), Balya (strength providing) actions. This review gives a bird‘s eye view on the phytoconstituents and pharmacological properties of Aloe vera to enrich our knowledge about wound healing action of this plant. The application of Aloe vera to a wound increases both the rate of wound closure and the tensile strength of the wound through the proliferation of cells. The observations of phyto-chemical and pharmacological studies of this herb rationalise its claim of wound healing made in the Ayurvedic classics. The future exploration of Kumari by researchers to know the action of this wonder drug at the molecular level may bring about the development of novel product by pharmaceutical industries and can open new avenue for the treatment of wound.

Keywords: Kumari, Aloe, wound healing, vrana.