Effects of Aqueous Extract of Moringa oleifera leaves on Epidermal Wound Healing in Domestic Rabbit

2016-06-27T00-17-28Z
Source: International Journal of Livestock Research
Abayomi Kayode Olaifa.
ABSTRACT A study was undertaken to assess the healing properties of Moringa oleifera leaf extract on epidermal wounds in rabbits. Twelve adult rabbits were divided into two equal groups of six. A pair of wound measuring 2cm x 2cm each was created on each rabbit. The wound on the rabbits in the experimental group were treated with Moringa oleifera aqueous leaf extracts while those in the control group were cleaned with distilled water daily. Wound contraction was measured daily with days 5, 9 and 12 representing the inflammatory, proliferative and maturation phases of wound healing respectively. Blood samples were collected on days 0, 5, 9 and 12 for analysis. Moringa oleifera leaf extract-treated animals had faster rates of wound contraction and healing with shorter days of scab fall off within 7 days; increases in packed cell volume, mean corpuscular volume, lymphocyte and neutrophil counts (P


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