Original Articles
Jirliane Martins dos Santos, E
Abstract
The study aimed to evaluate the potential for healing wounds of leaves and pseudostem of Musa paradisiacal Linn (banana). The Musa is a plant easily found throughout Brazil. Extracts project approved by the Ethics Committee on Animal Use of the Federal University of Alagoas, Nº 018726/2011-19. The in vivo healing test used 36 Rattus norvegicus Albinus divided into four groups (n = 09). Concocted up wounds of 1.5 cm², the dorsal region of the animals, which were treated daily with ointment Musa 02: leaf, ointment Musa 04: pseudostem; ointment base: negative control and dexpanthenol: positive control. On the 14th day after surgery, macroscopically, the lesions treated with the leaves of the extract obtained a smaller area as well, the same statement in the histopathological study showed more organized healing process when compared to the other groups.