The Benefit of Topically Administered Binahong for Treatment of Sport Injury (Hematoma)

Abstract

The correct recovery therapy will assist athletes in the process of recovery and helps in the training to achieve better performance. Binahong (Anredera cordifolia) was proven empirically by the locals in assisting speedy recovery from an injury. This study was carried out using experiment post test only control group design on 10 male rats wistar. Experimental rat were divided into 2 groups, 5 rats each. All groups were made injured by hematoma on the leg. One group (the treatment group) was treated with 15% binahong topically for 3 days, while the other (the control group) was not given any treatment. The results showed that in control group the means of inflammation and fibroblast cells were (121.00 ± 16.06) and (40.00 ± 6.32) respectively, while those of the treatment group were (76.20 ± 16.62) and (74.20 ± 17.88) respectively. It was concluded that binahong given topically to hematoma on the rat’s leg can reduce inflammation cells and increase fibroblast cells at the site of administration.