In vivo study of the anti-inflammatory effect of Rhus toxicodendron

Homeopathy

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-101

  dos Santos, A L ^a   Perazzo, F F ^b   Cardoso, L G V ^b   Carvalho, J C T ^b  

^a Departamento de Ortopedia e Troumatologia   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAPÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

anti inflammatory effect; homeopathic medicine; inflammatory conditions; inflammatory process in animals; Rhus toxicodendron

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CROTON OIL; HISTAMINE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; RHUS TOXICODENDRON TINCTURE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; POISON IVY; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS ULCER; WRITHING TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FOOT DISEASES; HOMEOPATHY; MALE; MICE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHUS; STOMACH ULCER; TOXICODENDRON;

EID: 34147206325     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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