Research Article
In Vitro and In Vivo Wound Healing and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Babassu Oil (Attalea speciosa Mart. Ex Spreng., Arecaceae)
Table 4
Macroscopic parameters of the wound treated with babassu oil (Attalea speciosa Mart. ex Spreng, Arecaceae).
| Parameters | Period (days) | Groups-Median (min-max) | Tween™ 80 | Dersani | Babassu oil | 1% | 10% | 30% | 100% |
| Edema | 3rd | 1 (1-2) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) | 7th | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 14th | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0–0) |
| Erythema | 3rd | 1 (1-2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 7th | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 14th | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0-1) |
| Scab | 3rd | 3 (2-3) | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 7th | 3 (3-3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 14th | 1 (0-1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) |
| Epithelialization | 3rd | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 7th | 2 (1-2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 14th | 2 (2-3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–3) |
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Data were analyzed by the MannWhitney test, considering significant values of when compared with group Tween™ 80 1%. |