Wound Healing Properties of Saba Banana (Musa acuminata x balbisiana) Leaf Sheaths Extract on Male Albino Rats (Rattus albus)
Keywords:
saba banana, leaf sheath extracts, male albino rats, wound healing parametersAbstract
INTRODUCTION
The study entitled " ̃Wound Healing Properties of Saba banana (Musa acuminata x balbisiana) Leaf Sheats extracts on Male Albino Rats (Albinus Rattus)' was conducted in the JICA Laboratory of Trece Martires City National High School, Trece Martires City, Cavite from September to December 2017. The researchers came up with the idea of making alternative treatment on wounds out of saba banana leaf sheath extracts from the fact that tropical countries like the Philippines have abundant banana trees where most of the leaf sheaths turn into wastes.
METHODS
The extracts used in the study were taken from the saba banana leaf sheaths and its effectiveness on the wound of male albino rats was compared with the commercial product. Moreover, the effectiveness of the treatments was compared in terms of the morphological changes on wounds which include: 1.) redness and swelling, scab formation, 2.) scar formation, and 3.) regrowth of fur. One kilogram of scraped saba banana leaf sheaths were collected and extracted through squeezing the leaf sheaths thoroughly with a clean cloth. The healing effects of the extracts were compared with the commercial product through using male albino rats as the laboratory animal.
RESULTS
The data revealed that the effect of using banana leaf sheath extracts and the commercial product in wound healing has no significant difference in terms of redness and swelling of wounds, scar formation and regrowth of fur. In terms of scab formation, saba banana leaf sheath extracts surpassed the commercial product as revealed by the significant statistical difference between them.
DISCUSSIONS
These results implied that saba banana leaf sheath extracts can be an alternative treatment for wounds based on the parameters evaluated in the study. The researchers recommend further investigations to evaluate the effectiveness of varied concentrations of saba banana leaf sheath extracts in the wound healing process.
