Studies on Wound Healing Activity of Heliotropium indicum Linn. Leaves on Rats
Table 6
Wound healing effects of the methanol extracts of H. indicum in dead space wound model, hydroxyproline content in granulation tissues and the level of antioxidant enzymes in granuloma tissue.
Treatment
Wet tissue weight (mg)
Dry tissue weight (mg)
Concentration of hydroxyproline (mg/100 g dry tissue)
Superoxide dismutase (units/mg)
Catalase (unit/mg)
Control
91.36 ± 2.37
42.22 ± 2.07
2933.33 ± 326.60
0.117 ± 0.011
0.08 ± 0.013
Methanol extract (HI)
115.26 ± 3.69**
66.0 ± 5.01**
7085.82 ± 687.47**
0.175 ± 0.018*
0.48 ± 0.03*
Values are expressed as mean ± S.E. ().
*
, ** when compared to control; Dunnet’s -test. (HI-H. indicum).
