Methanol leaves extract Hibiscus micranthus Linn exhibited antibacterial and wound healing activities.
RatWoundWistar albinoEither sexn = Six rats per group in four groups (24 in total)Topical5% and 10% weight for weight extract ointment (5 or 10 g ex…Starting on the day of wounding
Model: Full-thickness dorsal excision wound of 210 to 240 square millimetres and 1 to 2 mm depth created under ketamine anaesthesia (50 mg/kg intraperitoneally) and left undressed
Topical 5% and 10% extract ointments produced significantly greater wound contraction than both ointment base and nitrofurazone from day 6 onwards, reaching 99.30% and 99.13% contraction with complete healing by day 16.
Extraction: extract · Supplied extraction confidence: 0.9. Machine-extracted fields require source verification.