Preclinical Trial of Ocotea puberula (Rich.) Nees ("Canela-Guaicá") in Wound Healing: Validation of a Traditional Medicine Practice Used by Indigenous Groups in Southern Brazil.
Guilherme ArcaroAdriana Yuriko KogaLeandro LipinskiGiovana Manfron BudelMaria Dagmar da Rocha GasparJessica Mendes NadalAndressa NovatskiLeandro Cavalcante LipinskiPaulo Vítor FaragoLuís Antonio PinheiroPublished in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2023)
The healing potential of the "canela-guaicá" bark extract, traditionally used by the Kaingang indigenous community from southern Brazil, was preclinically validated. This study paves the way for designing novel wound dressings containing this natural product in order to treat acute and chronic wounds.