Antinociceptive, antiinflammatory and antidiabetic effects of Leonotis leonurus (L.) R. BR. [Lamiaceae] leaf aqueous extract in mice and rats

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-264

  Ojewole, John A O ^a  

^a University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive, antiinflammatory and hypoglycemic activities; Leaf aqueous extract; Leonotis leonurus

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROPAMIDE; DICLOFENAC; DITERPENOID; FLAVONOID; MORPHINE; OVALBUMIN; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LEONOTIS LEONORUS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEAT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LEONURUS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 18744375741     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2005.27.4.893583     Document Type: Article

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