Open AccessBurns Wound Healing Activity of Extract Gel Formula of Lidah Buaya (Aloe vera) and Senggani Leaf (Melastoma polyanthum)
Author(s) -
Sri Wahyuningsih,
A. Suparlan Isya Syamsu,
Nurhikma Awaluddin,
Riki Andriawan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal farmasi galenika (galenika journal of pharmacy)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2442-8744
DOI - 10.22487/j24428744.2021.v7.i1.15251
Subject(s) - aloe vera , wound healing , medicine , traditional medicine , burn wound , surgery
Aloe vera and senggani leaf can accelerate tissue regeneration, re-epithelialization, fibroblast stimulation, and collagen formation in the skin for burns wound healing. Burns wound can cause damage in the capillaries of the skin, then Aloe vera and senggani leaf were formulated into the gel formula for burns wound healing. The gel has the advantage of high water content; then it will hydrate the epidermis layer, increasing the penetration of the active substances. This study aims to formulate a gel of extract Aloe vera and senggani leaf (Melastoma polyanthum) and to evaluate the burns wound healing activity. The gel was formulated by composition of Aloe vera : senggani leaf with concentrations (0.5%: 1%); (0.5% : 3%); and (0.5% : 5%). Burns wound healing activity was observed by the diameter of the burn wound. The result showed that the gel with a concentration of (0.5%: 5%) gave a significance value of 0.692 (p >0.05) against positive control, then it was the formula that effective for burns wound healing.