Research Article
Studies on Wound Healing Activity of Heliotropium indicum Linn. Leaves on Rats
Table 5
Screening for wound healing activity of the methanol extract of the selected plants (excision wound model) by inoculated with P. aeruginosa.
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Treatment | Percentage (%) wound closure | Period of epithelialization (no. of days) | 4th days | 6th days | 8th days | 11th days | 14th days | 16th days |
| I | Control | 8.22 ± 1.81 | 15.6 ± 1.22 | 21.08 ± 2.71 | 32.41 ± 3.33 | 46.61 ± 3.85 | 51.13 ± 2.15 | 30.33 ± 2.23 | II | Nitrofurazone (0.2% w/w) | 14.21 ± 1.09 | 25.73 ± 3.81* | 39.43 ± 2.22** | 57.63 ± 3.11** | 78.56 ± 2.48** | 92.53 ± 3.25** | 18.73 ± 1.81** | III | Methanol extract (HI) | 12.5 ± 1.25 | 21.5 ± 2.81 | 32.26 ± 2.14* | 49.6 ± 2.18** | 70.22 ± 3.81** | 84.26 ± 2.55** | 20.10 ± 0.48* |
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Values are expressed as mean ± S.E. (). All columns are significant using ANOVA.
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, ** when compared to control; Dunnet’s -test. (HI-H. indicum).
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