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Achyranthes  aspera Linn.   which   is  commonly known as  chirchita is  a  herb   used  in  indigenous  system  of medicine   in  India.   Looking to  the  wide  application of this   plant, it was   proposed to  investigate the   anti­ inflammatory activity  leading to the   wound   healing  and   repairing of  the  damaged tissue  activity  in  the  plant extract. The   aerial part  of Achyranthes  aspera collected from  Hathidhal or Udaipura tehsil in  Raiscn district  of  M.P.  during flowering season was  extracted  in  Soxhlet apparatus  with   90%   alcohol. Healthy wistar  rats  (20)  weighing  between 150-200   gm  were  used   for experimental work.. The  study revealed that when   maximum dose  8  mg/mm of Achyranthes  aspera  suspension was  applied to  wound model,  a  significant increase was   observed  in  the  skin   tensile  strength for  15  days.

Keywords

Achyranthes aspera Linn Wound healing Rats

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Malviya, D., Srivastava, P., Rajput, S., & Saxena, R. C. (2008). Wound healing activity ofAchyranthes aspera (Linn.) in experimental rats. Environment Conservation Journal, 9(1&2), 83–85. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2008.091217

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