Antiinflammatory, analgesic and hypoglycemic effects of Mangifera indica Linn. (Anacardiaceae) stem-bark aqueous extract

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 547-554

  Ojewole, John A O ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antiinflammatory; Hypoglycemic properties; Mangifera indica; Stem bark aqueous extract

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALBUMIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; DICLOFENAC; FLAVONOID; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MANGIFERIN; MORPHINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; STREPTOZOCIN; TRITERPENOID; WATER;

AFRICA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BARK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; EGG; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MANGO; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT STEM; POWDER; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALBUMINS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MANGIFERA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WATER;

EID: 28444495083     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2005.27.8.928308     Document Type: Article

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