Test of the effectiveness of white goroho banana weevil extract gel preparation (Musa acuminafe, sp) against the healing of white rat burns (Rattus nornvegicus)

Abstract

Natural wealth has a variety of herbal plants, plants that are included in it efficacious as medicine. Traditional medicine, is an ingredient or herb that is usually used as traditional medicine and is used to accelerate the healing of diseases, one of the plants used to accelerate wound healing is the white goroho banana weevil (Musa acuminafe, sp). This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of banana weevil gel preparations against healing burns in white rats (Rattus norvegicus). The test animals used were 15 rats. A burn of 2.5 cm was made on the back of the mouse using metal coins. The method used in this study is in the form of laboratory experiments. This study used a Complete Randomized Design (RAL) consisting of 5 treatments, including 1 negative control, 1 positive control (bioplacenton), and 3 stratified concentrations, namely 5% concentration gel, 10% concentration gel and 15% concentration gel with 3 repetitions each. The treatment is carried out for 14 days. The results of measuring wound diameter in rats based on the results showed that banana weevil extract gel concentration of 15% provided a healing effect more effective than other extracts.