Anti-inflammatory activity of decoctions of leaves and stems of Anisomeles indica at preflowering and flowering stages

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 433-439

  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

Anisomeles indica Kuntze; Anti inflammatory activity; Antihistamine activity; Free radical scavenging activity; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ANISOMELES INDICAL EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; FREE RADICAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIPOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANISOMELES INDICA; ANTIHISTAMINE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; FLOWERING; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFLAMMATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMBRANE STABILIZING ACTIVITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PREFLOWERING; RAT; SRI LANKA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; LAMIACEAE;

EID: 0038679715     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.40.6.433.8441     Document Type: Article

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