Water extract of leaves and stems of preflowering but not flowering plants of Anisomeles indica possesses analgesic and antihyperalgesic activities in rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Dharmasiri, M G ^a   Ratnasooriya, W D ^a   Thabrew, M I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anisomeles indica Kuntze; Antihyperalgesia; COX 1 inhibition; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANISOMELES INDICA EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARRAGEENAN; INDOMETACIN; METHYLCELLULOSE; NALOXONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ANISOMELES INDICA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERALGESIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; REACTION TIME; SEDATION; SRI LANKA; TAIL FLICK TEST; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA; ANISOMELES; ANISOMELES INDICA; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0037303726     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.1.37.14699     Document Type: Article

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