Antiinflammatory and antiarthritic activities of lupeol and 19α-H lupeol isolated from Strobilanthus callosus and Strobilanthus ixiocephala roots

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 384-387

  Agarwal, R B ^a   Rangari, V D ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthaceae; Arthritis; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

19 ALPHA H LUPEOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; FREUND ADJUVANT; LUPEOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; PREDNISOLONE; STROBILANTHUS CALLOSUS EXTRACT; STROBILANTHUS IXIOCEPHALA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT ROOT; RAT; STROBILANTHUS CALLOSUS; STROBILANTHUS IXIOCEPHALA;

EID: 0344233302     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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