Healing and cytotoxic effects of Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) leaf extracts

• Main Authors: Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes (Author), Sandra Kalil Bussadori (Author), Márcia Martins Marques (Author), Nilsa Sumie Yamashita Wadt (Author), Erna Bach (Author), Manoela Domingues Martins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: The aims of this study were to evaluate the wound healing potential in vivo and the cytotoxic effects in vitro of Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) leaf extract and commonly used corticosteroids. Methods: The healing effect was studied in vivo by the clinical and histological evaluation of traumatic...