Antiinflammatory effect of petroleum ether extract of leaves of Litchi chinensis Gaertn. (Sapindaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Besra, S E ^a   Sharma, R M ^a   Gomes, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti pyretic; Antiinflammatory; Litchi chinensis leaves

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 1 (3 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL) 2 PYRAZOLINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERITONEUM CELL; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 0030272001     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01440-7     Document Type: Article

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