Healing efficacy of methanol extract of leaves of Alternanthera brasiliana Kuntze in aged wound model.

The methanol extract of Alternanthera brasiliana Kuntze (Family: Amaranthaceae) leaf was investigated for its wound healing effect by excision wound model (in vivo) in aged Sprague Dawley rats. In excision wound model, compared to the control group, percent contraction of wound was significantly (P < 0.01) higher in A.

In vivo wound-healing efficacy and antioxidant activity of Achyranthes aspera in experimental burns.

Context: The floral richness of the North-East Indian region cannot be neglected in context to its medicinal importance. Achyranthes aspera Linn. (Amaranthaceae; Prickly Chaff flower) is an indigenous plant species of this region.