The anti-inflammatory activity of the leaves of Colocasia esculenta

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 228-232

  Shah Biren, N ^a   Nayak, B S ^a   Bhatt, S P ^a   Jalalpure, S S ^b   Seth, A K ^a  

^a Vidyabharti Trust College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b K L E S S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Colocasia esculenta; Cotton pellet

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARACEAE; ARTICLE; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HINDLIMB; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; RAT; REDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 36249008456     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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