Role of Herbal Extracts of Catechu from <i>Uncaria gambir</i> in the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Wounds

• Main Authors: Tsung-Jung Ho (Author), Pei-Hsuan Tsai (Author), Chia-Ho Hsieh (Author), Jung-Hsing Lin (Author), Yu-Wei Lin (Author), Jia-Ru Wu (Author), Hao-Ping Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Catechu is a dried decoction from twigs with the leaves of <i>Uncaria gambir</i>. Its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities have been previously reported because of its high catechin and epicatechin content (>21%). It is also one of the components used in tradit...