Table 5.

The Tensile Strength of Incision Wounds After Topical Administration of an Ointment Prepared from 80% Methanol Stem Bark Extract of P. africana

Group	Tensile Strength (Gram)	%Tensile Strength
Untreated control	195.09±6.19	–
Simple ointment	224.68±7.48	15.16
Nitrofurazone 0.2% ointment	385.51±9.68a,A	71.58
5% (w/w) extract	352.01±8.95a,A	56.67
10% (w/w) extract	388.57±8.36a,A,b,B	72.94

Notes: The data are presented as mean ± SEM (n=6) and analyzed using a one-way ANOVA with a Tukey post hoc test; ^aAgainst control (Simple ointment) and ^bAgainst 5% extract; ^Ap<0.001, ^Bp< 0.05.