Evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential of rhizome of Alpinia galanga Linn.

Biomedicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 91-96

  Satish, R ^a   Dhananjayan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Alpinia galanga; Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan; Granuloma

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CARRAGEENAN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYLBUTAZONE; STEROID;

ALPINIA GALANGA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; GRANULOMA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RHIZOME;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA GALANGA; ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 0242292091     PISSN: 09702067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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