skin wounds are caused by the loss of connection in the skin and recovery requires cellular and biochemical reactions . chronic wounds arise from the lack of physiological processes and the disease due to complications ( e.g. infection and amputation ) has devastating consequences on societies . according to the principles of iranian traditional medicine ( itm ) this is a systematic review study that involved gathering data from three traditional medical textbooks , namely canon of medicine , tib - e - akbari and exir - e - azam with the keyword  chronic wound  or few tables were developed for nutrition measures as well as edible and topical medicinal herbs . electronic databases such as pubmed , scopus , web of science , and cochrane library were searched for relevant articles and those related to effective medicinal herbs in the treatment of wounds were obtained . depending on appearance and secretions , wounds are divided into two categories , namely simple and compound wounds . the prognostic factors are based on the age , weight , accompanied disease , as well as the quality and quantity of the wound secretions . patient s diet is very important and oral medications have a major role in the whole body detoxification . topical medications are used together with the above - mentioned treatments ; noting that without detoxification , these medications are not effective entirely . body detoxification is the first medical step , after which topical medications could lead to a better wound healing result .
background : skin is the body s first defense against stressful factors . 
 skin wounds are caused by the loss of connection in the skin and recovery requires cellular and biochemical reactions . 
 chronic wounds arise from the lack of physiological processes and the disease due to complications ( e.g. infection and amputation ) has devastating consequences on societies . according to the principles of iranian traditional medicine ( itm ) 
 , these disorders can be treated in a step - by - step procedure.methods:this is a systematic review study that involved gathering data from three traditional medical textbooks , namely canon of medicine , tib - e - akbari and exir - e - azam with the keyword  chronic wound  or  ghorha  . in the next step , 
 few tables were developed for nutrition measures as well as edible and topical medicinal herbs . 
 electronic databases such as pubmed , scopus , web of science , and cochrane library were searched for relevant articles and those related to effective medicinal herbs in the treatment of wounds were obtained.results:depending on appearance and secretions , wounds are divided into two categories , namely simple and compound wounds . 
 the prognostic factors are based on the age , weight , accompanied disease , as well as the quality and quantity of the wound secretions . 
 wound treatments include medical nutrition therapy , edible medications , and manipulation therapies . 
 patient s diet is very important and oral medications have a major role in the whole body detoxification . 
 topical medications are used together with the above - mentioned treatments ; noting that without detoxification , these medications are not effective entirely.conclusion:wound healing requires physiological processes within the body . from the perspective of itm , 
 body detoxification is the first medical step , after which topical medications could lead to a better wound healing result .