Anti-inflammatory activity of Justicia prostrata gamble in acute and sub-acute models of inflammation

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 493-500

  Sanmugapriya, E ^a   Shanmugasundaram, P ^a   Venkataraman, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b CL Baid Mehta Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthaceae; Anti inflammation; Carrageenan; Cotton pellet granuloma; Justicia prostrata

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; GLYCOSIDE; JUSTICIA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; LIGNAN; LIPID PEROXIDE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXUDATE; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; JUSTICIA PROSTRATA; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; GRANULOMA; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 28844469984     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856005774649313     Document Type: Article

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