Evaluation of the analgesic and antiedematogenic activities of Quassia amara bark extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-23

  Toma, W ^a   Gracioso, J S ^a   Hiruma Lima, C A ^b   Andrade, F D P ^b   Vilegas, W ^b   Souza Brito, A R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiedematogenic effect; Antinociceptive effect; Quassia amara; Sedative effect

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; INDOMETACIN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NALOXONE; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; QUASSIA AMARA; SEDATION; SLEEP; WRITHING TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUASSIA;

EID: 0037358382     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00334-3     Document Type: Article

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