Antinociceptive effects of Trigonella foenum-graecum leaves extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-129

  Javan, M ^a   Ahmadiani, A ^a   Semnanian, S ^b   Kamalinejad, M ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Fenugrek; Formalin test; Medicinal plants; Rat; Tail flick; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRAN; LATENT PERIOD; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; PAIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SODIUM SALICYLATE;

EID: 0030732482     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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