Table 2.
Degree of healing of partial-thickness burn wounds treated with extracts of Centella asiatica
|
Treatment group |
Degree of wound healing (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 10 | Day 14 | |
| Untreated |
9.51 ± 1.21 |
14.27 ± 2.10 |
20.21 ± 2.10 |
25.36 ± 1.81 |
| NSS |
12.80 ± 2.65 |
19.64 ± 2.34 |
25.90 ±2.67 |
31.85 ± 2.66 |
| Tween 20® |
10.05 ± 1.50 |
20.57 ± 2.58 |
27.69 ± 2.39 |
38.07 ± 5.15 |
| Hexane extract |
11.12 ± 2.89 |
26.02 ± 4.02 |
37.78 ± 3.89* |
53.87 ± 4.64* |
| Ethyl acetate extract |
18.13 ± 2.29* |
30.17 ± 1.81* |
38.11 ± 2.30* |
57.53 ± 5.68* |
| Methanol extract |
11.71 ± 1.94 |
20.39 ± 2.07 |
28.94 ± 2.55 |
60.31 ± 5.70** |
| Aqueous extract | 7.86 ± 1.45 | 19.98 ± 2.23 | 28.57 ± 3.35 | 59.82 ± 8.31** |
Values are presented as mean ± S.E.M; n = 8; *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 vs. Tween 20®.