Evaluation of antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of Strobilanthes cusia leaf extract in male mice and rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-69

  Ho, Yu Ling ^a,b   Kao, Kuo Ching ^a   Tsai, Huei Yann ^a,c   Chueh, Fu Yu ^a   Chang, Yuan Shiun ^a,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antinociceptive; Antipyretic; Strobilanthes cusia

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STROBILANTHES CUSIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEVER; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LICKING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SORE THROAT; WRITHING TEST; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; HINDLIMB; INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ACANTHACEAE; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEVER; HINDLIMB; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; NOCICEPTORS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0038163189     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03000783     Document Type: Article

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