Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (Sep 2022)
Evaluation of Wound Healing and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Hydroalcoholic Leaf Extract of Clematis simensis Fresen (Ranunculaceae)
Abstract
Nathnael Teshome,1 Abel Degu,1 Ephrem Ashenafi,1 Esayas Ayele,2 Abiy Abebe3 1Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Pharmaceutics and Social Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Directorate of Traditional and Modern Medicine Research, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Abel Degu, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Email [email protected]: Clematis simensis is one of the most widely used medicinal plant for the treatment of wound traditionally. However, its claim was not scientifically tested, the current study therefore assessed the anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties of 80% methanol leaf extract of C. simensis.Methods: The dried and powdered leaf of C. simensis was macerated with 80% methanol. The topical ointment was then made in two concentrations (5% and 10% w/w), and two models, excision and incision, were used to test the extract’s capacity to treat wounds in mice. In addition, anti-inflammatory test was also conducted using carrageenan-induced hind paw edema model in three doses (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg) in rats. The DPPH test was used to determine the extract’s anti-oxidant properties where ascorbic acid was used as standard agent.Results: When wounds were treated with ointments containing 5% and 10% (w/w) extract, the rate of wound contraction, the length of time it took for the epithelium to form, and the strength of the skin to break were all significantly increased (p < 0.05). There was no discernible difference in wound healing activity between the 10% (w/w) and 5% (w/w) extracts. Moreover, they had also similar impact as that of the positive control nitrofurazone in wound healing activity. Compared to the negative control, C. simensis extract considerably (p < 0.01-p < 0.001) reduced inflammation. The extract also demonstrated antioxidant activity with IC50 values of 0.7 mg/mL for the extract and 1.04 mg/mL for ascorbic acid, respectively.Conclusion: Overall, it is plausible to draw the conclusion that C. simensis 80% methanol extract possesses wound healing activity, perhaps as a result of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.Keywords: wound healing, anti-inflammatory, excision, incision, Clematis simensis
