Preliminary studies on the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of the methanolic fraction of the root extract of Tragia involucrata Linn

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 265-268

  Dhara, A K ^a   Suba, V ^a   Sen, T ^a   Pal, S ^a   Chaudhuri, A K Nag ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Experimental animals; Tragia involucrata

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; EUPHORBIACEAE; GRANULOMA; INDIA; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0034284509     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00166-5     Document Type: Article

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