Efficacy of Mango Leaves (Mangifera indica) as an Alternative Chlorophyll Ointment

Authors

  • Charls Lorence Torres

Keywords:

efficacy, mango leaves, alternative chlorophyll ointment

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study was concerned with finding an alternative healing agent to treat wounds out of natural resources such as mango tree leaves. According to Axe (2017), its benefits include helping fight cancer, improving liver detoxification, speeding up wound healing, improving digestion and weight control, and protecting skin health. Thus, creating an ointment with chlorophyll as a wound remedy can promote important purposes in medicinal fields. The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mango leaves as an alternative chlorophyll ointment. This study aimed to be beneficial to communities, especially in the rural and heavily-urbanized areas where supplies of generic medicine are limited.

METHODS

This study used a quantitative type of research; specifically, experimental research that involved the manipulation of chlorophyll ointment by assigning different concentrations of chlorophyll such as 25%, 50% and 75% of chlorophyll content. Each identical laboratory mouse was wounded, measuring 1 inch in its right thigh, and everything was controlled. The researchers used an adapted wound evaluation sheet in every laboratory mouse to record the progression of the wound. Data gathering was done by observing and assessing the wound’s size, edges, and epithelialization adapted from the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool.

RESULTS

From the assessment of wound treated by ointments with concentrations of 0%, 25%, 50%, and 75%of the chlorophyll extract. The chlorophyll ointment with the most effective concentration was the ointment with the 75% chlorophyll extract with a 2.56 weighted mean. Based on the 5-point Likert scale, the ointment with the lowest weighted mean had the most effective concentration of chlorophyll. Therefore, the researchers concluded that it is highly effective which means it consistently achieved and often exceeded the expected performance level. Based on the ANOVA test, there is a significant difference in the efficacy of different concentrations of chlorophyll ointment in terms of the wound size, edges, and epithelialization.

DISCUSSIONS

The study intended to advocate the proper use of chlorophyll ointment to maximize its use for the community and able to help rural areas in a country that lacks in supplies of remedies. The study suggested the implementation of the chlorophyll ointment in the market to promote wound remedy at a cheaper price. The study also promotes planting more mango trees for increased production of chlorophyll ointment.

Published

2019-01-18