Evaluation of the Wound Healing Activity of the Crude Extract of Leaves of Acanthus polystachyus Delile (Acanthaceae)

Table 5

Effect of topical application of the 80% methanolic crude extract ointment of A. polystachyus leaveson tensile strength of incision wound model in mice.

Treatment group	Tensile strength (g); (mean ± SEM)	% tensile strength
Simple ointment	197.00 ± 5.25	_
Nitrofurazone (0.2%)	261.33 ± 5.89	31.22
5% crude extract ointment	258.50 ± 7.21	32.65
10% crude extract ointment	267.50 ± 7.61	35.79

Note: values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6), one-way ANOVA. Compared to negative (simple ointment) control; P < 0.001, when compared to control group, one-way ANOVA.