In vivo anti-inflammatory activity of Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 209-214

  Manga, H Mavar ^a   Brkic, D ^a   Marie, D E P ^a,b   Quetin Leclercq, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b France Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alchornea cordifolia; Anti inflammatory; Mouse ear oedema; Plant extract; Quercitrin; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; CROTON OIL; FLAVANOID; HEXANE; HYPERIN; INDOMETACIN; QUERCITRIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SKIN INFLAMMATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CROTON OIL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 2342663668     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.019     Document Type: Article

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