Evaluation of wound healing and anti-inflammatory activity of the rhizomes of Rumex abyssinicus J. (Polygonaceae) in mice

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mulisa, Eshetu ^a   Asres, Kaleab ^a   Engidawork, Ephrem ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Excision model; Incision model; Rhizome; Rumex abyssinicus; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HYDROXYPROLINE; INDOMETACIN; NITROFURAL; PLANT EXTRACT; RUMEX ABYSSINICUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; METHANOL; OINTMENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; RHIZOME; RUMEX; RUMEX ABYSSINICUS; SKIN INJURY; SKIN TOXICITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EDEMA; OINTMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; EDEMA; METHANOL; MICE; OINTMENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHIZOME; RUMEX; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84942577602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0878-y     Document Type: Article

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