Table 3.

Wound healing properties as histological observations on the wound area after 15 days of treatment as effected by ointments of three plants used in ethnoveterinary practices.

Cissus quadrangularis whole aerial plant parts ointment (Images 28, 29, and 30)	Erythrina abyssinica bark ointment (Images 31, 32, 39, and 40)	Erythrina abyssinica leaf ointment (Images 33 and 34)	Adenium multiflorum whole aerial plant parts ointment (Images 37 and 38)	3% Oxytetracycline (in white soft paraffin) ointment—Positive control (Images 35 and 36)	White soft paraffin—negative control (Images 41 and 42)
Completely normal skin structure i.e., epidermis and dermis Epithelialization complete Keratinization present and abundant Numerous hair follicles and sebaceous glands present in dermis and hypodermis Collagen fibers exhibited mature arrangement	Epithelialization incomplete Absence of keratinization Evidence of inflammation in the dermis noted Absence of collagen and skin appendages noted	Epithelialization complete Keratinization present Collagen fibers present exhibiting immature arrangement Absence of skin appendages noted Granulation tissue, scab like tissue shown	Epithelialization complete Skin not yet keratinized New immature collagen fibers noted	Epithelialization complete Keratinization scanty but present Skin appendages present in the dermis and hypodermis New immature collagen fibers present	Epithelialization complete Keratinization present New immature collagen fibers present Absence of skin appendages
bv, blood vessel; hf, hair follicle; epid, epidermis; ker, keratin layer; sb gld, sebacious gland; mu, smooth muscle.