WOUND HEALING ACTIVITY OF THE LEAVES OF Trichosanthes cucumerina L. (Cucurbitaceae) ON ex-vivo PORCINE SKIN WOUND HEALING MODEL

Periyanayagam K; Jegadeesh S; Karthikeyan V,; Jancy Gracelet R

WOUND HEALING ACTIVITY OF THE LEAVES OF Trichosanthes cucumerina L. (Cucurbitaceae) ON ex-vivo PORCINE SKIN WOUND HEALING MODEL

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Periyanayagam K Asst Reader, Department of Pharmacognosy, College of pharmacy, Madurai Medical College, Madurai 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India
Jegadeesh S Asst Reader, Department of Pharmacognosy, College of pharmacy, Madurai Medical College, Madurai 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India
Karthikeyan V, Asst Reader, Department of Pharmacognosy, College of pharmacy, Madurai Medical College, Madurai 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India
Jancy Gracelet R Asst Reader, Department of Pharmacognosy, College of pharmacy,

Keywords:

Trichosanthes cucumerina, Cucurbitaceae, Epidermal migration, ex-vivo wound healing, Trace element, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer, HPTLC

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To pre-screen the ex- vivo wound healing activity of flavonoid rich fraction of ethyl acetate extract of the leaves of Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn. Family Cucurbitaceae using porcine skin wound healing model (PSWHM) along with phytochemical, EDS, HPTLC analysis. The aim of this present study is to provide pharmacological validation to the traditional claim for wound healing activity of Trichosanthes cucumerina leaves.

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2014-05-12

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Periyanayagam K, Jegadeesh S, Karthikeyan V, and Jancy Gracelet R. “WOUND HEALING ACTIVITY OF THE LEAVES OF Trichosanthes Cucumerina L. (Cucurbitaceae) ON Ex-Vivo PORCINE SKIN WOUND HEALING MODEL”. International Journal of Pharmaceutics and Drug Analysis, vol. 2, no. 5, May 2014, pp. 417-24, https://ijpda.org/index.php/journal/article/view/65.