Table 2

Groups	Doses	Granuloma (mg)		Granuloma breaking strength (g)	Hydroxyproline content (µg/ml)
Groups	Doses	Wet wt	Dry wt	Granuloma breaking strength (g)	Hydroxyproline content (µg/ml)
Control	-	68.1 ± 8.9	24.9 ± 3.4	256.8 ± 2.15	1.868 ± 0.03
Standard (Ciphadin)	50 mg/animal	146.4 ± 4.43^*	54.9 ± 3.19^*	347.8 ± 3.8^*	5.267 ± 0.02^*
Desmodium gyrans ethanol extract	100 mg/kg bw	73 ± 4.16^*	27.67 ± 2.33^*	283.3 ± 2.7^*	3.825 ± 0.04^*
Desmodium gyrans ethanol extract	200 mg/kg bw	91.33 ± 2.33^*	34.33 ± 0.88^*	335.0 ± 4.46^*	4.847 ± 0.04^*
Desmodium gyrans ethanol extract	400 mg/kg bw	92.67 ± 2.33^*	37 ± 2.65^*	383.2 ± 3.34^*	5.143 ± 0.03^*

Values are mean ± SEM (n=6)
P values vs. respective control by Dunnet’s t-test: ^*p<0.05

Table 2: Effect of the ethanol extract and starndard ointment on various parameters of dead space wound model in rats.