Studies on the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of Curatella americana L.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-177

  Alexandre Moreira, M S ^a   Piuvezam, M R ^a   Araujo C C ^a   Thomas, G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Curatella americana; Dilleniaceae

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CAPSAICIN; CARRAGEENAN; DEXAMETHASONE; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; HEAT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LICKING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAW EDEMA; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WRITHING TEST;

CURATELLA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032881948     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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