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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Rhizome Paste and Honey Show Similar Wound Healing Potential: A Preclinical Study in Rabbits

Subarna Kundu, MVSc

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

Tuhin Kanti Biswas, MD(Ay) PhD

Department of Sharira Kriya, J. B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital

Partha Das, MVSc

Department of Anatomy and Histology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India

Saurabh Kumar, MVSc

Dipak Kumar De, MVSC, PhD

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences

The potential efficacy of fresh turmeric (Curcuma longa) paste to heal wounds was tested in a preclinical study in an animal model. Turmeric paste was comparedwith honey as a topicalmedicament against a control on experimentally created full-thickness circular wounds in 18 rabbits (Oryctolagous cuniculus). Wound healing was assessed on the basis of physical, histomorphological, and histochemical parameters on treatment days 0, 3, 7, and 14. Only tensile strength was measured on day 14 of treatment. It was observed that the wound healing was statistically significantly faster (P < .01) in both treatment groups compared to the control group.

Key Words: Curcuma longa • honey • wound healing • model

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, Vol. 4, No. 4, 205-213 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1534734605281674
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