Original Article

Wound Healing Activity of Topical Application Forms Based on Ayurveda

Table 4

Effect of NATAF creams on wound contraction in excision wound model.

GroupPercentage wound contraction
Day 3Day 5Day 7Day 9

0115.62 ± 2.4741.32 ± 2.9474.34 ± 0.9484.49 ± 0.67
0212.68 ± 3.2242.54 ± 1.5374.15 ± 0.8084.56 ± 0.40
0311.78 ± 2.0839.07 ± 2.7673.61 ± 0.9483.56 ± 0.32
0411.29 ± 3.3840.87 ± 3.0575.22 ± 0.9084.95 ± 0.35
0513.71 ± 3.3244.06 ± 2.0881.00 ± 1.86*91.71 ± 1.00*
0613.81 ± 3.9244.12 ± 2.1981.04 ± 1.23*91.51 ± 0.77*

Percentage wound contraction is calculated with respect to the wound area on Day 1 (at the time of induction) with respect to each animal. Values are mean ± SEM, n = 12. *P <  .01 versus control.