Fatima zohra Errajouani

Dr. Fatima zohra Errajouani


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 December 2023 in Cosmetics
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FEFatima zohra Errajouani
Fatima zohra Errajouani
HBHanane Bakrim
Hanane Bakrim
Hourfane SohaibHourfane Sohaib
Hourfane Sohaib
ALAdnane LOUAJRI
Adnane LOUAJRI
João Miguel Ferreira RochaJoão Miguel Ferreira Rocha
João Miguel Ferreira Rocha
ALAmin Laglaoui
Amin Laglaoui
Long before its popularization as a skincare ingredient, snail slime was reported to have a variety of health-promoting attributes. Its medicinal use involved the treatment of ailments, such as anthrax, hernias, stomach pain, chest pain, as well as tuberculosis. The main aim of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties of snail slime from Cepaea hortensis (Müller, 1774) (brown garden snail). The slime was extracted by a mild method, and the anti-inflammatory characteristics were determined by croton-oil-induced mouse-ear edema. The histological study showed that the snail slime exerts its action at the level of inflammatory mediators, explaining the drastic decrease of edema (59% in comparison to the 47% of indomethacin). The daily application of 50 µL (15 mg/kg) of snail slime on excision wounds in rabbits proved to induce an almost full tissue repair after 24 days of treatment (87.80–92.7% wound closure in width and length, respectively). Analysis of the slime’s safety aspect allowed affirming the nontoxicity of snail slime on both the skin and eyes.