Wound healing activity of the aqueous extract of Thespesia populnea fruit

Villagers have traditionally used the poultice prepared from the fruits of Thespesia populnea to treat a variety of skin ailments including wounds. In the present study, the aqueous extract of T. populnea fruit showed significant wound healing activity in the excision wound and incision wound models in rats following topical and oral administration, respectively. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.