Open AccessA comparison of the effectiveness banana stem sap and virgin coconut oil on diabetic wound healing
Author(s) -
Yunita Sari,
Atyanti Isworo,
Arif Setyo Upoyo,
Annas Sumeru,
Dhadhang Wahyu Kurniawan,
Eman Sutrisna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/746/1/012018
Subject(s) - wound healing , diabetic ulcers , medicine , inflammation , necrotic tissue , wound care , wound dressing , surgery , diabetes mellitus , diabetic foot , endocrinology , composite material , materials science
Banana stem sap (BSS) and virgin coconut oil (VCO) is usually used for wound care treatment. However, to date, no study has been conducted to compare the effectiveness of these two therapies. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of BSS and VCO on diabetic wound healing in rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 groups depending on the formulation used on the wound: BSS, VCO, and control-treated with film dressing. The tissue samples were obtained on days 4, and 14. The wound size, the presence of necrotic tissue, level of inflammation, level of fibroblast, and re-epithelialization were assessed. On day 10, wounds in the BSS group were the smallest compared with other groups. The necrotic tissue and level of inflammation in the BSS group were also less as compared with other groups. The re-epithelialization in BSS group was also the most advance compared with other groups. Our study showed that the ability of BSS in accelerating wound healing is better than VCO and film dressing. We recommend nurses and clinician in Indonesia to use BSS to treat diabetic ulcer.