title: Wound healing activity of the aqueous extract of Thespesia populnea fruit.
abstract: Villagers have traditionally used the poultice prepared from the fruits of Thespesia populnea to treat a variety of skin ailments including wounds. In the present study, the aqueous extract of T. populnea fruit showed significant wound healing activity in the excision wound and incision wound models in rats following topical and oral administration, respectively.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, SCS College of Pharmacy, Harapanahalli, Karnataka 583131, India. rnaik7@hotmail.com
authors: A N
authors: AN
authors: Nagappa
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Cheriyan
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D008297:Male; D019660:Malvaceae; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012837:Silver Sulfadiazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012837:Silver Sulfadiazine