EFFECTS OF 3 TOPICAL PLANT EXTRACTS ON WOUND HEALING IN BEEF CATTLE

Authors

  • Leandro Cavalcanti Lipinski Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Antonio Felipe Paulino de Figueiredo Wouk Cescage
  • Nilceu Lemos da Silva Cescage
  • Rüdiger Daniel Ollhoff Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - Brazil
  • Rüdiger Daniel Ollhoff

Keywords:

wound healing, skin, cattle, phytotherapy.

Abstract

Eleven heifers of the Purunã cattle breed were used to evaluate wound healing by second intention. An experimental wound excision model in bovines was created by means of a skin punch of diameter 2cm. The animals were topically treated for 17 days with a saline control or decoctions of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Aroeira mansa), Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb (Ipê Roxo), and Casearia sylvestris Sw.(Guaçatonga) mixed with carboxymethyl cellulose. Centripetal retraction, clinical, and histological aspects of the wounds were observed until complete healing. Decoctions of T. avellanedae and S. terebinthifolius, but not C. sylvestris, had a beneficial effect on wound healing by second intention.

Author Biographies

Rüdiger Daniel Ollhoff, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - Brazil

Programa de pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Professor Titular

Rüdiger Daniel Ollhoff

Programa de pós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Professor Titular

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Published

2012-05-21

How to Cite

Lipinski, L. C., de Figueiredo Wouk, A. F. P., da Silva, N. L., Ollhoff, R. D., & Ollhoff, R. D. (2012). EFFECTS OF 3 TOPICAL PLANT EXTRACTS ON WOUND HEALING IN BEEF CATTLE. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 9(4), 542–547. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/1290

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Research Papers

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