Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of the leaf essential oil of Laurus nobilis Linn.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 733-736

  Sayyah, M ^a   Saroukhani, G ^a   Peirovi, A ^a   Kamalinejad, M ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory effect; Essential oil; Laurus nobilis Linn.

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; FORMALIN TEST; LABORATORY TEST; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; LETHALITY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SEDATION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT; LAURUS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

LAURACEAE; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS;

EID: 0043013036     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1197     Document Type: Article

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