Anti-inflammatory activity of extracts of root bark of Securidaca longipedunculata Fres (Polygalaceae)

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-63

  Okoli, Charles O ^a   Akah, P A ^a   Ezugworie, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute inflammation; Root bark; Securidaca longipedunculata; Systemic edema

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; INDOMETACIN; OVALBUMIN; PIROXICAM; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT RESIN; SAPONIN; SECURIDACA LONGIPEDUNCULATA EXTRACT; STEROL; SUGAR; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SECURIDACA; SECURIDACA LONGIPEDUNCULATA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH IRRITATION; ULCEROGENESIS;

EID: 33746126874     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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