Studies on analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of Vitex negundo Linn

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 363-366

  Telang, R S ^a   Chatterjee, S ^a   Varshneya, C ^a  

^a Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antiinflammatory; Flavonoids; Prostaglandins; Vitex negundo

Indexed keywords

BIOFLAVONOID; CARRAGEENAN; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; EDEMA; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

EID: 0032717009     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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