Chapter 13: The Role of Berries as Potential Wound Healing Agents

Wound healing is a physiological process involving four different phases: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation and remodeling. Berries have been reported to have a wide range of therapeutic activity including safety. It is commonly observed that they contain very high contents of polyphenols, anthocyanins and vitamins, which make a major contribution to wound healing. Thus, the present chapter was undertaken to give an insight into the wound healing potential of various medicinal plants bearing berries such as acai berry, barberry, Barbados gooseberry, blackberry, bog blueberry cranberry, crowberry, elderberry, golden Himalayan raspberry, Indian gooseberry, star gooseberry strawberry and others and bioactive molecules like quercetin 3-O-glucoside, which have been successfully proven to pose potential wound healing activity. The chapter presents investigations on wound healing performed on the respective plant parts and their relevant outcomes. The literature data for the chapter was collected from web sources such as Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, SciFinder and Google Scholar. The information provided here could play a significant role as a reference for scientists willing to work in the relevant field and also as general awareness among interested individuals.