Extract of Emblica officinalis enhances the growth of human keratinocytes in culture

Extract of Plumbago zeylanica enhances the growth of hair follicle dermal papilla cells with down‐regulation of 5α‐reductase type II

“…The herbs used in this study were Aristolochia indica , Alhagi pscudalhagi , Bacopa monniera , Balsmodendron mukul , Benincasa hispida , Calotropis gigantean , Cannabis sativa , Cassia alata , Catharanthus roseus , Cephalandra indica , Coleus aromaticus , Cubeba officinalis , Cyperus rotundus , Datura metel , Hygrophila spinose , Lawsonia alba , Marsilea minuta , Mimosa pudica , Nardostachys jatamansi , Paederia foetida , Papaver somniferum , Phyllanthus niruni , Piper chaba , P zeylanica , Psoralea corylifolia , Ptychotis ajowan , Ricinus communis , Sesamum indicum , Tribulus terrestris , and Trigonella foenum graceum . Twenty‐five grams of each herb was powdered with a laboratory mill, extracted with 100 mL of 50% ethanol for 7 days at room temperature in dark, and filter sterilized 17 . The concentration of the above extract was set to 1, and the effective concentration of the extract was determined by treating cells with serial dilutions of the extract in medium in each experiment.…”

In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Berries for Wound Healing

“…The effects of several berry extracts and fractions that have been investigated in vitro by measuring the migration rates of different cells involved in the wound healing process as well as antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activity is summarized in Table 1 [ 37 , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] , [52] , [53] , [54] ].…”

“…A significant increase in the number and size of keratinocyte colonies was also observed after 2 wk of treatment with Indian gooseberry CEs at 60 mg/mL in HeLa cells. The treatment also showed a strong protective effect against oxidative stress, likely due predominantly to the abundance of vitamin C [ 53 ].…”