J Ethnopharmacol. 2002 Feb; 79(2): 249-51.

Wound healing effects of Heliotropium indicum, Plumbago zeylanicum and Acalypha indica in rats.

Reddy JS, Rao PR, Reddy MS.

University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal 506 009 AP, India.

The ethanolic extracts of Heliotropium indicum, Plumbago zeylanicum and Acalypha indica were evaluated for their wound healing activity in rats. Wound healing activity was studied using excision and incision wound models in rats following topical application. Animals were divided into four groups with six in each group. Ten percent w/v extract of each plant was prepared in saline for topical application. H. indicum possesses better wound healing activity than P. zeylanicum and A. indica. Tensile strength results indicate better activity of H. indicum on remodeling phase of wound healing.