**4. Flavonoids and wound healing**

Catechins are one of the most widely tested classes of flavonoids for their wound healing modulation [41]. Lastly, considering that the delay in wound healing is due to insufficient or excessive fibroblast activity, some authors suggest that inhibition of fibroblast growth by flavonoids such as apigenin is beneficial for the treatment of skin injuries. Luteolin is another famous flavonoid present in medicinal plants, vegetables and fruits. It was also found as wound healing agent in different wound models [42]. Rutin which is found in many medicinal


**Table 2.** List of medicinal plants possessing flavonoids in healing the wound.

plants also possess wound healing activities [43]. List of medicinal plants possessing flavonoids in healing the wound is mentioned in **Table 2**.

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