Healing potential of cream containing extract of Sphaeranthus indicus on dermal wounds in Guinea pigs

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-163

  Sadaf, Farzana ^a   Saleem, Rubeena ^a   Ahmed, Muhammad ^a   Ahmad, Syed Iqbal ^a   Navaid ul Zafar, ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Epithelialization; Neomycin; Sphaeranthus indicus; Wound contraction

Indexed keywords

NEOMYCIN; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SKIN INJURY; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; GUINEA PIGS; OINTMENTS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SKIN; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

ASTERACEAE; CAVIA; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS;

EID: 33747365884     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.02.022     Document Type: Article

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