Formulation, Stability Studies Of Fenugreek Ointment And Its Evaluation For Wound Healing Activity

Abstract

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a legume. It is known for its medicinal qualities such as antiinflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, anti-oxidant and immunological activities. The fenugreek seed alcohol extraction
was used to carry out invitro antioxidant and invivo wound healing studies. The prepared fenugreek ointment
formulation was used for anti-oxidant studies to screen its scavenging activity. Three groups of rats were treated
with control, fenugreek ointment and povidone iodine ointment to evaluate wound healing activity. The obtained
results conclude that, the fenugreek extract ointment treated rats exhibited better results than standard drug in both
invitro and invivo studies.