Research Article

A Therapeutic Approach for Wound Healing by Using Essential Oils of Cupressus and Juniperus Species Growing in Turkey

Table 6

Inhibitory effect of the essential oils from C. sempervirens var. horizontalis, C. sempervirens var. pyramidalis, J. communis, J. excelsa, J. foetidissima, J. oxycedrus, and J. phoenicea on acetic-acid-induced increased capillary permeability.

MaterialDose (mg/kg)Evans blue concentration ( g/mL) ± SEMInhibition (%)

Control10.69 ± 0.86
Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis 10010.40 ± 0.952.7
20010.12 ± 0.745.3
Cupressus sempervirens var. pyramidalis 10010.75 ± 0.87
20011.16 ± 0.91
Juniperus communis ssp. nana 10010.13 ± 0.795.2
20010.01 ± 0.386.4
Juniperus excelsa10010.57 ± 0.881.1
2009.04 ± 0.8515.4
Juniperus foetidissima10012.27 ± 0.95
20011.25 ± 0.99
Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus 1008.82 ± 0.7617.5
2007.15 ± 0.3233.1**
Juniperus phoenicea1009.04 ± 0.8915.4
2007.77 ± 0.4427.3*
Indomethacin105.28 ± 0.2650.6***

* ; ** ; *** significant from the control; SEM: standard error of the mean.