Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Original Research Article | OPEN ACCESS

Assessment of ameliorative effect of Aab-e-Shifa polyherbal formulation in experimentally-induced wound in rabbits

Imran Ahmad Khan^1,2, Arslan Hussain Lodhi¹, Shaukat Hussain Munawar³, Ashira Manzoor², Zahid Manzoor³ , Muhammad Asif Raza⁴, Omer Iqbal¹

¹Faculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur; ²Department of Biochemistry, Muhammad Institute of Medical and Allied Sciences; ³Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Bio-sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur; ⁴Department of Veterinary Medicine, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.

For correspondence:- Zahid Manzoor Email: dr_hafizzahid@hotmail.com Tel:+923315215555

Accepted: 11 October 2020 Published: 30 November 2020

Citation: Khan IA, Lodhi AH, Munawar SH, Manzoor A, Manzoor Z, Raza MA, et al. Assessment of ameliorative effect of Aab-e-Shifa polyherbal formulation in experimentally-induced wound in rabbits. Trop J Pharm Res 2020; 19(11):2357-2362 doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v19i11.16

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the current study is to evaluate the wound healing potential of a polyherbal formulation (PHF) Aab-e-Shifa in normal and diabetic albino rabbits.

Methods: The activity of PHF application was evaluated in comparison to tetrachlorodecaoxide (TCDO) on experimentally-induced excision wound in the thigh of normal and diabetic rabbits under ketamine anesthesia. Preliminary phytochemical analysis, total phenolic contents, wound contraction, as well as toxicological and histopathological studies were also investigated.

Results: PHF exhibited parallel (p < 0.05) activity for initial wound healing in both normal (48.07 %) and diabetic groups (36.32 %), when compared to their respective control groups. Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of high levels of total phenolic contents in Allilum sativum L. (54.25 ± 0.15 GAE mg/g), Curcuma longa L. (25.45 ± 0.48 GAE mg/g), Zingiber officinale Rosc. (29.08 ± 0.35 GAE mg/g) and some phytochemicals such as flavonoids, couramins, terpenoids in these plants. No adverse sign of PHF was observed when applied at a dose of 2000 - 3000 g on rabbit skin.

Conclusion: Aab-e-Shifa has great potential in wound healing and may be used as an alternative treatment for the healing of wounds in animals. The phytochemicals present in PHF might play a role in the wound healing activity possibly due to their antioxidant potential. However, further detailed studies are required to buttress this.

Keywords: Skin damage, Wound repair, Foot ulcer, Tetrachlorodecaoxide