Julio Ochoa-Peña*

Medical Doctor, MSc Bioengineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia

*Corresponding Author: Julio Ochoa-Peña, Medical Doctor, MSc Bioengineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia.

Received: December 26, 2023; Published: January 04, 2024

Abstract

Throughout history, the use of plants has played a role in the development of medical treatments. As science and technology have advanced, the routes of administration, extraction processes, and research involving plant derivatives have improved, leading to the adoption of the term 'Flavonoids' to refer to a secondary metabolite in plants, which varies according to the species or fruit. Plants and their derivatives have been extensively investigated, revealing benefits in the treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases, including anticoagulants (warfarin), headache management (ergotamine), antiarrhythmics (digoxin), among others. The use of flavonoids in the central nervous system has been studied in models of nerve regeneration, prompting the extrapolation of studies focused on peripheral nervous system treatment, which is a novel topic of interest in the scientific community.

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Citation

Citation: Julio Ochoa-Peña. “Use of Plant Derivatives, A New Approach to Enhance Peripheral Nerve Regeneration". Acta Scientific Neurology 7.2 (2024): 06-07.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2024 Julio Ochoa-Peña. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.