Wound Healing Activity of Herbal Ointment Containing the Extracts of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Flowers and Curcuma longa Rhizomes | Zendy

Fazlina Mustaffa | Zendy; Subramani Parasuraman | Zendy; Geethaa Sahgal | Zendy

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Wound Healing Activity of Herbal Ointment Containing the Extracts of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Flowers and Curcuma longa Rhizomes

Author(s) -

Fazlina Mustaffa,

Subramani Parasuraman,

Geethaa Sahgal

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

free radicals and antioxidants

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2231-2536

DOI - 10.5530/fra.2020.2.15

Subject(s) - rhizome , curcuma , traditional medicine , hibiscus , angelica sinensis , wound healing , officinalis , medicine , biology , botany , traditional chinese medicine , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology

Objectives: To evaluate wound healing activity of herbal ointment containing the extracts of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flowers and Curcuma longa rhizomes. Methodology: H. rosa-sinensis flowers and C. longa rhizomes were extracted using 95% ethanol. H. rosa-sinensis and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ointment were prepared using paraffin wax, lanolin and petroleum jelly. Ointment formulation was applied once daily on the excision wound made on Sprague Dawley rats for 20 days. Results: On day 20, the treatment group showed a significant increase in wound contraction which was 93.52 ± 1.38% when compared to control (87.62 ± 1.48%). Conclusion: Herbal ointment exhibited significant wound healing activity in rat excision wound model.

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