Table 1 Study groups
Group name | Explanation of study groups (N) |
|---|---|
Group C | Tympanic membrane perforated and left to spontaneous healing. No medication was applied (control group; group C) (n = 8) |
Group NC | No surgical procedure was performed on the tympanic membranes of the rats and they formed the non-operated negative-control group (negative control group, group NC) (n = 8) |
Group TV | Tympanic membrane perforated and triticum vulgare was applied morning-evening/7 days (0.2 mg/cc/day/dropped × 2 triticum vulgare) (n = 8) (topical triticum vulgare treatment group; group TV) |
Group HO | Tympanic membrane perforated and hyperici was applied morning-evening/7 days (0.2 mg/cc/day/dropped × 2 hyperici oleum); (n = 8) (topical hyperici oleum treatment group; group HO) |