Analgesic, antipyretic and ulcerogenic properties of an indigenous formulation - Kalpaamruthaa

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 574-578

  Mythilypriya, Rajendran ^a   Shanthi, Palanivelu ^a   Sachdanandam, Panchanatham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antipyretic; Emblica officinalis; Prostaglandin; Semecarpus anacardium; Ulcerogenic

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; KALPAAMRUTHAA; PROSTAGLANDIN; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; ULCEROGENESIS;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DICLOFENAC; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GASTRIC MUCOSA; MALE; MICE; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMECARPUS; STOMACH ULCER; TIME FACTORS;

PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM;

EID: 34250377464     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2116     Document Type: Article

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