Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effect of the aqueous extract from leaves of Pimenta racemosa var. ozua (Mirtaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-73

  Garcia M D ^a   Fernandez M A ^a   Alvarez, A ^a   Saenz, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Anti inflammatory activity; Antinociceptive; Carrageenan; Formalin; Hot plate; Myeloperoxydase enzyme; Pimenta racemosa; TPA

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PIMENTA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EDEMA; HOT PLATE TEST; INFLAMMATION; JUMPING; LATENT PERIOD; LD 50; LICKING; MALE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PIMENTA RACEMOSA; PLANT LEAF;

LANDRUM; PIMENTA RACEMOSA;

EID: 1442351156     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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