Analgesic, antipyretic and antinflammatory effects of Achillea ageratum

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 376-379

  Garcia M D ^a   Puerta, R ^a   Martinez S ^a   Saenz M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achillea ageratum; Analgesic activity; Antiinflammatory activity; Antipyretic activity; Asteraceae; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

7 O BETA DEXTRO GLYCOSYL LUTEOLIN; ACHILLEA AGERATUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; INDOMETACIN; LUTEOLIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; WRITHING TEST;

ACHILLEA AGERATUM;

EID: 0030817960     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199708)11:5<376::AID-PTR115>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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