Antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity in rodents of plant extracts used in African medicine

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 100-106

  Forestieri, A M ^a   Monforte, M T ^a   Ragusa, S ^a   Trovato, A ^a   Iauk, L ^b  

^a School of Pharmacy   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

African plants; Analgesic and antipyretic effects; Antiinflammatory

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AFRORMOSIA LAXIFLORA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; CYATHULA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; FICUS GLOMERATA EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; LIPPIA GEMINATA EXTRACT; LIPPIA NODIFLORA EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SYNEDRELLA NODIFLORA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AFRICA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STOMACH LESION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WRITHING TEST; YEAST;

EID: 0029866340     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199603)10:2<100::AID-PTR724>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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