The present invention relates to a topical pharmaceutical composition which can be used to treat skin ulcers, injuries and burns, and which contains, in addition to a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, acetic indole acid, butyric indole acid, salicylic acid, acetyl benzamide, dibenzene carboxylic acid, decanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, 9-octadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid methyl ester, 1-decanol, nonanal, 13-octadecenal, kinetin, gibberellic acid, and gibberellins.