Evaluation of the wound healing potential of Sophora alopecuroides in SD rat's skin

Sophora alopecuroides Linn. (Leguminosae) has been largely used in traditional folk medicine in China as an anti-inflammatory agent and to treat various skin wounds, including sore furunculosis and ulcer (a common type of non-healing wound). The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of S. alopecuroides gel on skin wound healing in rats.When the rats were anesthetized, full-thickness skin wound was performed on dorsal area by using biopsy...