Evaluation of antipyretic activity of leaf extracts of Mallotus peltatus (Geist) Muell. Arg. var acuminatus: A folk medicine

Phytomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 727-730

  Chattopadhyay, D ^a   Arunachalam, G ^a   Mandal, A B ^b   Mandal, S C ^c  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antipyretic activity; Mallotus peltatus; Yeast induced pyrexia model

Indexed keywords

MALLOTUS PELTATUS EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; FEVER; MALE; MALLOTUS PELTATUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MALLOTUS PELTATUS;

EID: 0036972415     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471102321621331     Document Type: Article

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