Wound Healing Activity ofRubus sanctusSchreber (Rosaceae): Preclinical Study in Animal Models

Abstract

Young shoots ofRubusspecies have been used for healing of wounds, infected insect bites and pimples in folk medicine for ages. In order to evaluate the wound healing activity ofRubus sanctus, four different extracts were prepared from the whole aerial parts of the plant by usingn-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol, respectively. Incision wound healing model by using tensiometer on rats and excision model on mice were employed to assess the activity. Remarkable wound healing activity was observed with the ointment formulation of the methanol extract at 1% concentration on the mentioned models. The results of histopathological examination also supported the outcome of both incision and excision wound models. The wound healing effect was comparatively evaluated with a reference ointment Madecassol. The experimental data confirmed the ethnobotanical usage ofR. sanctus.