Anti-inflammatory effects of an herbal medicine (Xuan-Ju agent) on carrageenan- and adjuvant-induced paw edema in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-141

  Jia, Wei ^a   Gao, Wen Yuan ^b   Cui, Nai Qiang ^c   Xiao, Pei Gen ^d  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN NANKAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Agent; Anti inflammatory effects; Herbal extract; Rheumatoid arthritis; Xuan Ju

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XUAN JU EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG USE; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; XUAN JU;

FORMICA FUSCA; FRUCTUS CNIDII; FRUCTUS LYCII; HERBA EPIMEDII;

EID: 0141792354     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00272-1     Document Type: Article

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