title: Wound Healing Studies Using Punica granatum Peel: An Animal Experimental Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of the present study was to evaluate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract-based carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) gel of Punica granatum peel (PCMC) and CMC on healing of full-thickness skin wounds.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-two rats were studied. Each rat had 3 wounds that were treated topically with PCMC as the case, CMC as the positive control, and sterile saline as the negative control. All 3 wounds of each rat were photographed during the wound healing period at days 0 (onset of wound surgery), 3, 6, 9, and 12.The wound area was calculated using Adobe Photoshop CS (version 5) software (Adobe Systems Inc, San Jose, California). Electrocardiogram paper was used for reference scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of this study show that macroscopic and microscopic wound healing took a significantly longer time in wounds treated with normal saline than those treated with PCMC (grossly) and CMC gel (grossly and significantly).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors' findings show that anti-inflammatory, antihemorrhagic, and antinecrotic effects of CMC lead to early healing of skin wounds.
authors.affiliation: Omidreza Zekavat, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics Hematology and Oncology; Aida Amanat, MD, is a Medical Student; and Mohammadyasin Karami, MD, is a Medical Student; all at the Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in Jahrom, Fars, Iran. Shahram Paydar, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Trauma Research Center, and Bita Gramizadeh, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Pathology at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, Fars, Iran. Maryam Zareian-Jahromi, MD, is a student of medicine at the Jahrom University of Medical Sciences in Jahrom, Fars, Iran.
authors.forename: Omidreza
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zekavat
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amanat
authors.forename: Mohammadyasin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karami
authors.forename: Shahram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paydar
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gramizadeh
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zareian-Jahromi
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005782:Gels / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D029561:Lythraceae; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D010936:Plant Extracts