“…It is also used for the treatment of various ailments, such as amenorrhea, catarrh, cold-associated nasal congestion, diabetes, diarrhoea, fever, pertussis and rheumatism, and as a vermifuge (Goodall and Erasmus 1996). Other pharmacological properties of this plant include anthelminthic (Patel et al 2010), antimalarial (Ongkana 2003), analgesic (Chakraborty et al 2011), anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antispasmodic (Oludare et al 2000), antimycobacterial, insecticidal, antioxidant (Phan et al 2001a), anti-gonorrhoeal (Caceres et al 1995), fungicidal, diuretic (Gopinath et al 2009), blood coagulating (Triaratana et al 1991), and antimicrobial effects (Borges et al 2016). However, at present there is only limited information available pertaining to the wound healing properties of the plant (Biswal et al 1997).…”