Effect of alcohol extract of Achyranthes aspera Linn. on acute and subacute inflammation

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-79

  Vetrichelvan, T ^a   Jegadeesan, M ^b  

^a ADHIPARASAKTHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b TAMIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; Diclofenac sodium; Flavonoid; Granuloma; Paw oedema

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; GRANULOMA; HINDLIMB; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RAT;

ACHYRANTHES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; GRANULOMA; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0037278199     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1070     Document Type: Article

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