Leguillier, Teddy and Lecso-Bornet, Marylin and Lemus, Christelle and Rousseau-Ralliard, Delphine and Lebouvier, Nicolas and Hnawia, Edouard and Nour, Mohammed and Aalbersberg, William G.L. and Ghazi, Kamelia and Raharivelomanana, Phila and Rat, Patrice (2015) The Wound Healing and Antibacterial Activity of Five Ethnomedical Calophyllum inophyllum Oils: An Alternative Therapeutic Strategy to Treat Infected Wounds. PLos One, 10 (9). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1932-6203
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Abstract
Calophyllum inophyllum L. (Calophyllaceae) is an evergreen tree ethno-medically used
along the seashores and islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, especially in Polynesia.
Oil extracted from the seeds is traditionally used topically to treat a wide range of skin injuries
from burn, scar and infected wounds to skin diseases such as dermatosis, urticaria and
eczema. However, very few scientific studies reported and quantified the therapeutic properties
of Calophyllum inophyllum oil (CIO). In this work, five CIO from Indonesia (CIO1),
Tahiti (CIO2, 3), Fiji islands (CIO4) and New Caledonia (CIO5) were studied and their cytotoxic,
wound healing, and antibacterial properties were presented in order to provide a scientific
support to their traditional use and verify their safety.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > Institute of Applied Science |
| Depositing User: | Repo Editor |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2015 22:11 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2015 22:11 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/8508 |
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