Wound healing activity of Memecylon umbellatum Burm

Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-186

  Puratchikody, A ^a   Nagalakshmi, G ^b  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Erode College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Ethanolic leaf extract; Excision wound model; Incision wound model; Memecylon umbellatum Burm; Nitrofurazone; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

MELASTOMATACEAE; MEMECYLON UMBELLATUM; RATTUS;

EID: 34548565810     PISSN: 18164951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2007.179.186     Document Type: Article

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