Activity evaluation on Ribes species, traditionally used to speed up healing of wounds: With special focus on Ribes nigrum

KENDİR G., SÜNTAR İ., ÇERİBAŞI A. O., KÖROĞLU A.

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.237, pp.141-148, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 237
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.03.038
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.141-148
  • Keywords: Excision, Breaking strength, Grossulariaceae, Incision, Ribes nigrum, Wound healing, IN-VITRO, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, CHLOROGENIC ACID, LEAVES, PLANTS, L., ANTIOXIDANT, EXTRACTS, MEDICINE, BERRIES
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Ribes species are usually evergreen shrubs, represented by eight species in Turkey. Although they are known for their fruits with commercial importance, their leaves have been used as folk remedy in various areas in Turkey by rural population owing to their wound healing potential.