Table 5.

Effect of topical application of ointment prepared from 80% hydromethanolic leaf crude extract of B. abyssinica on epithelization period in excision wound model.

Treatment groups	Epithelization period (days)	Percentage reduction epithelization periods
Simple ointment base	19.5 ± 1.64	—
Hydromethanolic crude extract ointment 5% w/w	15.83 ± 0.40a3	18.8
Hydromethanolic crude extract ointment 10% w/w	14 ± 0.37a3	28.2
Nitrofurazone ointment 0.2% (w/v)	14.17 ± 0.40a3	27.4

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 6; SOB = simple ointment base, HCEO = hydromethanolic crude extract ointment, NO = nitrofurazone ointment; a, compared with simple ointment; b, compared with crude methanolic extract 5% (w/w); c, compared with crude methanolic extract 10% (w/w) ointment; d, compared with nitrofurazone 0.2% (w/v) ointment. 1, p < 0.05; 2, p < 0.01; 3, p < 0.001.