WOUND HEALING ACTIVITY OF LEMON PEPPER ESSENTIAL OIL IN BURN WOUND OF WISTAR RAT

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the acceleration of the wound healing properties from lemon pepper’s essential oil as the lemon pepper’s ointment. \nMethods: There were 20 Wistar rats as an animal trial divided into four sample groups, including control (ointment base), standard (Nebacetin®), 5% lemon pepper, and 10% lemon pepper ointment, and all groups were injured by electric soldier for 10 s. The wound contraction and epithelialization period were the parameters of wound healing activity. \nResult: Wound contraction as the parameter of wound healing showed significant difference between the standard and lemon pepper ointment (p 0.05). \nConclusion: It can be concluded that the lemon pepper ointment had the potential to accelerate wound healing activity.