Studies on the anti-inflammatory activity of fruit rind extract of Benincasa hispida Cogn.

Indian Drugs

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 651-653

  Babu, Chandra ^a   Umamageshwari, S ^a  

^a Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Girls   (India)

Author keywords

Benincasa hispida; Carageenan; Cucurbitaceae; Formalin

Indexed keywords

BENINCASA HISPIDA EXTRACT; DICLOFENAC; FORMALDEHYDE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BENINCASA HISPIDA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT;

EID: 0041621753     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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