Evaluation of In Vivo Wound-Healing and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Solvent Fractions of Fruits of Argemone mexicana L. (Papaveraceae)

Table 5

Effect of A. mexicana fruit solvent fractions on tensile strength in rats.

Test Group	Tensile strength in grams (mean ± S.E.M)	Percent of the tensile strength (%)
SO	461.66 ± 65.81	16.12
LU	397.55 ± 15.65	—
MEBO	852.34 ± 36.06^#abdfhi	84.60
5% EAF	715.60 ± 25.92^#ab	55
10% EAF	835.48 ± 59.96^#abdfh	81.10
5% n-HF	704.183 ± 56.41^#ab	52.7
10% n-HF	810.06 ± 13.09^#abh	75.5
5% n-AF	656.90 ± 71.63^#ab	42.3
10% n-AF	745.10 ± 30.92^#ab	61.4

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6 rats in each group) and analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by post hoc Tuckey’s test; ^acompared with simple ointment; ^bcompared with LU; ^ccompared with MEBO; ^dcompared with 5% EAF, ^ecompared with 10% EAF; ^fcompared with 5% n-HF, ^gcompared with 10% n-HF;^hcompared with 5% AF; ⁱcompared with 10% AF; w/w = weight by weight; SO = simple ointment; ; ^# = ; LU = left untreated; MEBO = moist-exposed burn ointment; EAF, n-HF, and AF are ethyl acetate, n-hexane, and aqueous fractions of A. mexicana fruit, respectively.