Pharmacodynamic Study on the Comparison of Xinjiang Borage Oil and Yunnan Lithospermi Oil for the Treatment of Burn and Scald

OBJECTIVE To observe Xinjiang borage oil and Yunnan lithospermi oil’s effect on experimental shallow Ⅱ degree burn and scald rats, and comparing the difference to provide theoretical basis for the choice of Arnebiae Radix oil raw material medicine. METHODS Establishing the experimental shallow Ⅱ degree burn and scald in rats models, then observed the Xinjiang borage oil and Yunnan lithospermi oil’s effect on recovering time and area of wounds. RESULTS Xinjiang borage oil and Yunnan lithospermi oil both had positive effects on recovering time and area of wounds. CONCLUSION Xinjiang borage oil and Yunnan lithospermi oil both have obvious curing effects on burn and scald, can be used as raw material medicine of Arnebiae Radix oil.