title: Turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizome paste and honey show similar wound healing potential: a preclinical study in rabbits.
abstract: The potential efficacy of fresh turmeric (Curcuma longa) paste to heal wounds was tested in a preclinical study in an animal model. Turmeric paste was compared with honey as a topical medicament against a control on experimentally created full-thickness circular wounds in 18 rabbits (Oryctolagous cuniculus). Wound healing was assessed on the basis of physical, histomorphological, and histochemical parameters on treatment days 0, 3, 7, and 14. Only tensile strength was measured on day 14 of treatment. It was observed that the wound healing was statistically significantly faster (P < .01) in both treatment groups compared to the control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India. vetsubu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Subarna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: Tuhin Kanti
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Partha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Dipak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: De
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030024:Curcuma; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005260:Female; D006722:Honey; D008297:Male; D009824:Ointments; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011817:Rabbits; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D010936:Plant Extracts