A Study on the Wound Healing Properties of Medicago sativa

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Abstract

There are lots of herbal plants are using for various treatment, food remedy etc from the prehistoric time. India has taken a great part to garage lots of herbal plants. 3-12 years lifespan containing and cool climate growing Medicago sativa is one of them good rank holder herbal plant. After studying the chemical constituents of M. sativa, it contains vitamin C, vitamin K, genistein which have great wound healing activity as well as it can cure kidney pain, cough, sore muscle, asthma etc. But it cannot take those people who are suffering breast cancer, ovarian cancer etc. At last, after overall study, Medicago sativa has great reflection on human and animals.

Keywords: Medicago sativa, wound healing, vitamin C, vitamin K, genistein, food remedy.

Keywords:

Medicago sativa, wound healing, vitamin c, vitamin k, genistein, food remedy

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v11i4.4940

Author Biographies

Prashant Sharma, Department of Pharmaceutics; Himalayan Pharmacy Institute; Majhitar-737136, India

Department of Pharmaceutics; Himalayan Pharmacy Institute; Majhitar-737136, India

Sujit Das, Department of Pharmaceutics; Himalayan Pharmacy Institute; Majhitar-737136, India

Department of Pharmaceutics; Himalayan Pharmacy Institute; Majhitar-737136, India

Tanmay Mohanta, Mata Gujri College of Pharmacy, Kishanganj, Bihar- 855107, India

Mata Gujri College of Pharmacy, Kishanganj, Bihar- 855107, India

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2021-07-15
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Sharma P, Das S, Mohanta T. A Study on the Wound Healing Properties of Medicago sativa. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Oct. 25];11(4):132-5. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/4940

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Sharma P, Das S, Mohanta T. A Study on the Wound Healing Properties of Medicago sativa. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 15 [cited 2025 Oct. 25];11(4):132-5. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/4940