Acute Wound Healing Potential of Marine Worm, Diopatra claparedii Grube, 1878 Aqueous Extract on Sprague Dawley Rats

Figure 1

Gross observations of wound healing progression of 8 mm in diameter of excisional wound on dorsum of Sprague Dawley rat. Seven treatment groups were tested which were 0.1%, 0.5%, and 1.0% of polychaete ointment (PO), gamat (15%), acriflavine (0.1%), cetomacrogol emulsifying ointment (negative control), and untreated group. The observation showed the wound was healed gradually within 14 days of experimental period (n = 5).