FIGURE 7.

Influence of PLE (A) and geraniin (B) on tensile strength of incised wound tissue. Paravertebral incisions were made through the full thickness of the skin on each side of the vertebral column and sutured. The sutured wounds were treated with PLE (0.25, 0.5, and 1% w/w) and geraniin (0.1, 0.2, and 0.4% w/w) and tensile strength determined on 10 days post incision. PLE, aqueous extract of the aerial parts of P. muellerianus; SSPD, 1% silver sulphadiazine-treated wound tissues. Vehicle group was treated with aqueous cream base only. Values are mean ± SEM, n = 5. ^∗∗∗p < 0.001; ^∗∗p < 0.01; ^∗p < 0.05 compared to untreated group (one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s post hoc test).