Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and hypoglycaemic effects of Rhus chirindensis (Baker F.) [Anacardiaceae] stem-bark aqueous extract in mice and rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 338-345

  Ojewole, John A O ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Analgesic, anti inflammatory and hypoglycaemic properties; Rhus chirindensis; Stem bark aqueous extract

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; DICLOFENAC; FLAVONOID; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; RHUS CHIRINDENSIS EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STREPTOZOCIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; EDEMA; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT STEM; RAT; RED CURRANT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEAT; HINDLIMB; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN; PAIN; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHUS; WATER;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RHUS; RIBES RUBRUM;

EID: 34547733909     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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