Antiinflammatory activity of leaf extracts of Kalanchoe crenata Andr.

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-119

  Dimo, Theophile ^a   Fotio, Agathe ^a   Nguelefack, T ^b   Asongalem, E ^a   Kamtchouing, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antiarthritic; Paw edema; Ulcer index

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; BUTANOL; CARRAGEENAN; DICHLOROMETHANE; DICLOFENAC; FORMALDEHYDE; HEXANE; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; KALANCHOE CRENATA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; KALANCHOE; KALANCHOE CRENATA; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCEROGENESIS;

EID: 33744458714     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.24617     Document Type: Article

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