Antiinflammatory and analgesic effects of Psidium guajava Linn. (Myrtaceae) leaf aqueous extract in rats and mice

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 441-446

  Ojewole, John A O ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antiinflammatory and analgesic properties; Leaf aqueous extract; Psidium guajava

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; ELLAGIC ACID; FLAVONOID; GUIAJAVERIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORPHINE; OVALBUMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E; QUERCETIN; TANNIN; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOT EDEMA; GUAVA; MALE; MOUSE; MYRTACEAE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT LEAF;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DICLOFENAC; FEMALE; HEAT; HINDLIMB; HOT TEMPERATURE; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MORPHINE; OVALBUMIN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PSIDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WATER;

EID: 33750017320     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2006.28.7.1003578     Document Type: Article

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