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The purpose of the study is to produce herbal medical bandages which have antimicrobial properties as well as which will heal the wound place without applying any dressing materials. In this purpose, extracts of two eco-friendly herbs Bikash leaf (Mikania micrantha) and Durba grass (Cynodon dactylon) were used. After the sample preparation, odor test, antimicrobial activity and FTIR analysis were done. To justify healing properties, implementations of the samples were done on the wound place of a rabbit with the permission of local veterinary department. Both the herbs showed excellent results upon odor test and got rating 2 (weak odor) according to odor rating scale. In case of antibacterial activity, samples padded with C. dactylon possessed zone of inhibition (ZOI) of 11mm and 20 mm whereas M. micrantha padded samples possessed ZOI of 10 mm and 19 mm against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, respectively. The FTIR result confirmed the presence of phytochemicals on both herbal-treated fabrics. Results of wound healing were also satisfactory. After five days, the bandages were opened up and the place was healed completely. There are large demands on eco-friendly products in medical fields. So, these treated samples can be used as medical bandages in commercial basis.
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Ghosh, J., Hasan, Z. & Chakrabortty, A. Development of Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Properties on Cotton Medical Bandage by using the Extract of Eco-Friendly Herbs. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. E 102, 75–86 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40034-020-00199-6
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