Essential Oil Plants Traditionally Used in Wound Treatment: Systematic Review

Abstract

Medicinal and aromatic plants such as Artemisia ju- daica L.., Boswellia papyrifera (Caill. Ex Delile) Hochst., Calendula officinalis L., Centella asiatica (L.) Urb., Lavandula officinalis Chaix, Mentha x piperita L., Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry were used as treatment for some basic wounds for 6000 years. These plants were utilized by pounding in a mortar, melting with heat, or using with olive oil. On the other hand, these medicinal and aromatic plants are investigated for their wound-healing activity for the treat- ment of some chronic diseases such as diabetes, reflux, cancer, arthri- tis, stroke, hypertension, and obesity. Nowadays, many essential oils (lavender oil, clove oil, tea tree oil etc.) and extracts of these plants are studied treatment of diseases, especially skin diseases such as acne, urticaria, psoriasis, vitiligo, rosacea, atopic dermatitis, and wounds (puncture, surgical, incisions, thermal, chemical or electric burns, bites and stings). This review is a non-meta-analysis review, and it is aimed to provide information about medicinal and aromatic plants that carry important essential oils to share information not only about essential oils but also about the important main components in these oils, and to share somein vitro and in vivo relationships with the wound healing activities of these essential oils. In addition, wound healing studies with volatile components are also briefly mentioned. Plant names are listed in alphabetical order and briefly mentioned about the studies.