Analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of Ageratum conyzoides in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-188

  Magalhães, José Franco G ^a   Viana, Cyntia F G ^a   Aragão Jr , Antonio Gilson M ^a   Moraes, Vanessa G ^a   Ribeiro, Ronaldo A ^a   Vale, Marcus R ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Depto de Fisiologia e Farmacologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides (L); Analgesic activity; Antiinflammatory activity

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; CARRAGEENAN; HISTAMINE; ILOPROST; INDOMETACIN; LEUKOTRIENE B4; MECLOZINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MEDIATOR; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030899723     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199705)11:3<183::AID-PTR63>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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