Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of the extract of Russelia equisetiformis (Schlecht & Cham) scrophulariacae

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-405

  Awe, E O ^a   Makinde, J M ^b   Olajide, O A ^b   Wakeel, O K ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Mouse; Rat; Russelia equisetiformis extract

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; RUSSELIA EQUISETIFORMIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RUSSELIA; RUSSELIA EQUISETIFORMIS SCROPHULARIACAE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIL FLICK TEST; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 21344472133     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568560043696245     Document Type: Article

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