Original Article

Mechanism of Wound-Healing Activity of Hippophae rhamnoides L. Leaf Extract in Experimental Burns

Table 2

Effect of topical application of SBT lyophilized aqueous leaf extract for 7 days on various biochemical parameters in granulation tissue.

GroupBurn controlSBT aqueous leaf extractSSD
2.5% w/w5.0% w/w7.5% w/w10.0% w/w

Hydroxyproline (mg g−1 tissue wt.)22.80 ± 0.3229.12 ± 0.70*29.96 ± 0.82*26.72 ± 0.73*23.19 ± 0.8025.73 ± 0.67*
Hexosamine (mg g−1 tissue wt.)0.50 ± 0.040.58 ± 0.030.71 ± 0.04*0.62 ± 0.02*0.60 ± 0.030.53 ± 0.03
Protein (mg g−1 tissue wt.)88.74 ± 4.18115.63 ± 7.40*120.87 ± 7.77*109.11 ± 3.17*97.51 ± 3.61109.78 ± 4.16*

Value are mean ± SE; n = 6.
* P < .05 compared with burn control.