Research Article

Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Potential of Justicia flava and Lannea welwitschii

Table 6

Influence of methanol leaf extracts of J. flava (JFL) and L. welwitschii (LWL) on tensile strength of wound tissues. Values represent mean ± SEM; rats per group.

Wound typeTensile strength (g/mm2)

Untreated wounds
Wounds treated with 1% w/w silver sulphadiazine
Cream alone
Wounds treated with JFL (7.5% w/w) cream
Wounds treated with LWL (7.5% w/w) cream

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