Wound healing activity of Opuntia ficus-indica.
The methanolic extract of Opuntia ficus-indica stems and its hexane, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and aqueous fractions were evaluated for their wound healing activity in rats. The extract and less polar fractions showed significant effects.
Park
E H
EH
College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University, 140-742, Seoul, South Korea. parkx034@sdic.sookmyung.ac.kr
Chun
M J
MJ
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018547:Plant Stems; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
D010936:Plant Extracts