Efficiency of Pyroligneous Extract from <i>Jurema Preta</i> (<i>Mimosa tenuiflora</i> [Willd.] Poiret) as an Antiseptic in Cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) Subjected to Ovariosalpingohysterectomy
Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijo,
Fernando da Costa Fernandes,
Nilza Dutra Alves,
Alexandre Santos Pimenta,
Caio Sergio Santos,
Gardenia Silvana de Oliveira Rodrigues,
Alexsandra Fernandes Pereira,
Leon Denner Moreira Benicio,
Yasmin Beatriz França Moura
Affiliations
Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijo
Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid Region—UFERSA, Mossoro 59625-900, Brazil
Fernando da Costa Fernandes
Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid Region—UFERSA, Mossoro 59625-900, Brazil
Nilza Dutra Alves
Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid Region—UFERSA, Mossoro 59625-900, Brazil
Alexandre Santos Pimenta
Agricultural Sciences Academic Unit, Forest Sciences Graduate Program—PPGCFL, Forest, Bioenergy and Environment Research Group, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte—UFRN, Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Caio Sergio Santos
Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid Region—UFERSA, Mossoro 59625-900, Brazil
Gardenia Silvana de Oliveira Rodrigues
Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid Region—UFERSA, Mossoro 59625-900, Brazil
Alexsandra Fernandes Pereira
Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid Region—UFERSA, Mossoro 59625-900, Brazil
Leon Denner Moreira Benicio
Center of Agrarian Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid Region—UFERSA, Mossoro 59625-900, Brazil
Yasmin Beatriz França Moura
Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Semi-Arid Region—UFERSA, Mossoro 59625-900, Brazil
Pyroligneous extract of Jurema preta (Mimosa tenuiflora [Willd.] Poiret) was evaluated for its efficacy as a cutaneous antiseptic in cats (Felis catus) that were subjected to ovariosalpingohysterectomy. For this purpose, 30 cats without a defined breed were sterilized and divided into two groups. The first group was the positive control, treated with 0.5% chlorhexidine-alcohol solution, and the second group was treated with 20% pyroligneous extract of M. tenuiflora. Regardless of age and sex, all animals had visible healing at similar times. A significant reduction in bacterial growth was observed in animals treated with the extract, and no cytotoxicity was observed in the feline epithelial cells. In addition, surgical wounds of cats treated with M. tenuiflora extract exhibited improved healing. On agar plates, treatment with both chlorhexidine and M. tenuiflora extract resulted in the inhibition zones for all bacterial strains isolated from surgical wounds. Therefore, M. tenuiflora extract is demonstrated to have antiseptic effects on the surgical wounds of cats undergoing ovariosalpingohysterectomy.
