In vivo topical anti-inflammatory and in vitro antioxidant activities of two extracts of Thymus satureioides leaves

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Ismaili, H ^a   Milella, L ^b   Fkih Tetouani, S ^c   Ilidrissi, A ^c   Camporese, A ^d   Sosa, S ^e   Altinier, G ^e   Della Loggia, R ^e   Aquino, R ^b  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^d UCP Ospedaliera Santa Maria Degli Angeli   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Free radical scavenging effect; Thymus satureioides extracts; Topical anti inflammatory activity; Triterpenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; INDOMETACIN; OLEANOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; THYMUS SATUREIOIDES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; EAR; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; THYMUS SATUREIOIDES; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

THYMUS SATUREIOIDES;

EID: 1442351158     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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