Anti-inflammatory activity of Cleome gynandra L. on hematological and cellular constituents in adjuvant-induced arthritic rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-99

  Narendhirakannan, R T ^a   Kandaswamy, M ^a   Subramanian, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Anti arthritic; Anti inflammatory; Cat whiskers; Cellular constituents; Cleome gynandra; Hematological parameters

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CARBOHYDRATE; CLEOME GYNANDRA EXTRACT; CREATININE; FLAVONOID; FREUND ADJUVANT; GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLEOME; CLEOME GYNANDRA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; CLEOME; EDEMA; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLEOME; FELIS CATUS; GYNANDROPSIS GYNANDRA;

EID: 18144423991     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.8.93     Document Type: Article

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