Wound Healing Activity of Bark Extracts of Ficus virens on Wistar Albino Rats

Ficus virens aiton (Moraceae) which is commonly known as white fig is abundantly distribute throughout India. The present study was aimed to investigate the wound healing activity by excision wound model to evaluate the wound healing activity of Ficus virens methanolic extract, prepared as ointment form 10% and applied on Wistar albino rats of either sex. Povidone iodine 5% was used as standard drug. The healing of the wound was assessed by the rate of wound contraction and period of Epithelialization. Ficus virens bark extract promoted the wound healing significantly in excision wound model. High rate of wound contraction, decrease in the period for epithelialisation was observed in animals treated with 10% bark extract ointment when compared to the control group of animals.