Evaluation of banana leaf dressing for partial thickness burn wounds

Gore, Madhuri; Akolekar, Deepika

doi:10.1016/s0305-4179(03)00050-0

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“…Potato peel and honey are not the only edible interventions for pain described in the literature; in a trial unrelated to this Cochrane review, banana leaf dressing was found to be of equal efficacy to potato peel bandage in protecting the wounds and aiding healing [15]. Authors of this trial state that banana leaf dressing is 11 times cheaper than potato peel dressing; banana plants can be easily grown; the leaves are easily available throughout the year; the leaves of banana are large and thus offering larger surface area and the surface is nonadherent, waxy and cool.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Authors of this trial state that banana leaf dressing is 11 times cheaper than potato peel dressing; banana plants can be easily grown; the leaves are easily available throughout the year; the leaves of banana are large and thus offering larger surface area and the surface is nonadherent, waxy and cool. The banana leaf dressing can be prepared very easily with little training and it supposedly is the cheapest dressing available today [15]. So, we may see randomised controlled trials in the near future by comparing banana leaf dressing with honey as a treatment of burns.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Burn patient management entails significant period of hospitalization, multiple cure procedures, long term rehabilitation and expensive medication. Burn care is important to shorten the duration of treatment for burn patients and to help regenerate tissues [4,5]. Therefore, maintaining skin health is just as crucial as obtaining an early diagnosis and treatment [1].…”

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Anti-inflammatory effects of low-level laser in burn wound models in rats

Kim

2017

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Objective: The anti-inflammatory effects of low-level laser in burn wound model in rats were investigated. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: The rats were assigned to three experimental groups. Group I received second-degree burn wounds; Group II received dressing film and low-level laser (1.2 J/cm 2 ) treatment after a burn wound; Group III received dressing film and low-level laser (2.3 J/cm 2 ) treatment after a burn wound. After inducing a deep second-degree burn wound, the wound was observed every day and the burn area diameter and retraction quantification at 1, 7, and 14 days were evaluated. Low-level laser was investigated on hematological parameters after 14 days. Effects of low-level laser on the inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-α [TNF-α] and interleukin-6 [IL-6]) concentrations in the serum were evaluated using immunosorbent assay kits. Results: Group III showed a significant difference in wound size on days 7 and 14 compared to Group I (p<0.05). Group II showed a significant difference in wound size on day 14 compared to Group I (p<0.05). For wound contraction percentage, both laser therapy treatment groups showed a significant difference compared with Group I (p<0.05). There was also a significant difference in wound contraction percentage in Group III compared to Group II (p<0.05). Compared with the model control group, decreased TNF-α and IL-6 levels in the serum was observed at 14 days after burn wound induction. Conclusions:The results of this study suggest that low-level laser therapy can assist in burn wound healing, which might be associated with decreased concentrations of TNF-α and IL-6 related proinflammatory cytokines.

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“…This makes burn care an expensive proposition and every effort should be made to provide a shorter in-patient care for the burn patients. 1 Recently we showed that a significant number of patients exposed to thermal and boiling burn injury in Northern Iran, in which they stayed for a long time in the hospital for the treatment. More than sixty percent (60%) stayed between 8 to 30 days.…”

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The Effect of Saffron (Crocus Sativus) Extract for Healing of Second-degree Burn Wounds in Rats

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Abstract. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pollen of saffron extract cream in the treatment of thermal induced burn wounds and to compare its results with silver sulfadiazine (SSD) in rats. Animals were divided into four groups and administrated a topical cream including control, base, saffron (20%) or SSD (1%) at 24 hour after a burn injury that was induced by hot water. In special days, according to a pre-planned schedule, animal's weight, wound size, as well as skin histo-pathology were determined in different groups under topical treatments. On day 25, average size of wound was 5.5, 4, 0.9 and 4.1 cm 2 in control, base, saffron and silver groups. The wound size of saffron group was significantly smaller than other groups. Histological comparison has shown that saffron significantly increased re-epithelialization in burn wounds, as compared to other cream-treated wounds. Although the exact mechanism of saffron is unclear, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of saffron may have contributed to the wound healing. The results of this study raise the possibility of potential efficacy of saffron in accelerating wound healing in burn injuries. (Keio J Med 57 (4) : 190 -195, December 2008)

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Evaluation of banana leaf dressing for partial thickness burn wounds

Cited by 80 publications

References 7 publications

Commercial dressings for burns versus sweet ancient remedy

Commercial dressings for burns versus sweet ancient remedy

Anti-inflammatory effects of low-level laser in burn wound models in rats

The Effect of Saffron (Crocus Sativus) Extract for Healing of Second-degree Burn Wounds in Rats

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