Anti-inflammatory activity and mechanism of action of Vitex negundo linn

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-308

  Tandon, Vishal Ramprakash ^a,c   Gupta, Rajesh Kumar ^b  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Cotton granuloma; Malondialdehyde; Oxidative stress; Prostaglandin carrageenin; Vitex negundo

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; IBUPROFEN; MALONALDEHYDE; OXYTOCIN; PHENYLBUTAZONE; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 33745755690     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.303.308     Document Type: Article

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