Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic properties of Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch. & C.A. Mey. (Hypoxidaceae) corm ['African Potato'] aqueous extract in mice and rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-134

  Ojewole, John A O ^a  

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

Author keywords

'African Potato'; Antinociceptive, anti inflammatory and antidiabetic properties; Aqueous extract; Hypoxis hemerocallidea corm

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROPAMIDE; DICLOFENAC; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA EXTRACT; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOXIS; MALE; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOXIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMALIA; HYPOXIDACEAE; HYPOXIS; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 27944454068     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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