Wound healing activity of the lipophilic extract of Tagetes erecta L.

Nowadays, one of the most important problems of clinical care is assisting the healing process in acute and chronic wounds of various origins. Current interest direction of drug therapy is the use of phytomedicines. African marigold is one of the most promising ones to obtain medicine for wound healing. According to literature data, extracts and individual compounds of marigold show antimicrobial, wound healing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity. Lipophilic extract of marigold is non-toxic and does not have local irritating and allergic effects.