Wound Healing Plants of Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, India and Their Conservation

The present study has been aimed to document the wound healing plants that grow in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden (AJCBIBG), and also to compile the information required for further investigation on their potential role in the wound management.Wound healing is a biological process that starts with trauma and ends in scar formation.The present study revealed the occurrence of a total of 75 plants species having wound healing properties in the Garden.Furthermore, the study confirms that not only the plant parts i.e, root, stem, leaves, flowers and rhizomes are used in wound healing but the plant products of these species such as oil, resin, latex have also played a vital role in wound healing.The present communication deals with a list of 74 angiospermic species and 01 Gymnosperm along with their family name, distribution and parts used in wound healing.