Anti-infective and wound healing properties of Flabellaria paniculata

Autor: Abo, A, Olugbuyiro, JAO, Famakinde, SA
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
Zdroj: African Journal of Biomedical Research; Vol 7, No 2 (2004)
ISSN: 1119-5096
Popis: The methanol leaf extract of Flabellaria paniculala was studied for its potency on normal wounds and infected wounds in rats. Wounds were inflicted on Wistar rats using excision model. Local infection was introduced into rat abdominal wounds using a 108 bacteria/ml inoculum. Two groups of infection were used: Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Rate of wound healing was assessed by contraction and p of epithelisation. Crude extract of F. paniculala demonstrated sic wound contraction and decrease in epithelisation period (p
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