Anti-inflammatory properties of Amaranthus spinosus leaf extract

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 521-525

  Olajide, Olumayokun A ^a   Ogunleye, Babatunde R ^b   Erinle, Temitope O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae); Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Castor oil; Gastric mucosal erosion; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHUS; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; STOMACH EROSION; STOMACH MUCOSA; WRITHING TEST;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANIMALIA; CASTOR; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 11844258240     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200490893285     Document Type: Article

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