Analgesic and antiinflammatory effects of mollic acid glucoside, a 1α-hydroxycycloartenoid saponin extractive from Combretum molle R. Br. ex G. Don (Combretaceae) leaf

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-35

  Ojewole, John A O ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Analgesic and antiinflammatory properties; Combretum molle leaf; Diclofenac; Mollic acid glucoside; Morphine; Naloxone

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; MOLLIC ACID GLUCOSIDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OVALBUMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM MOLLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COMBRETUM; DICLOFENAC; EDEMA; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SAPONINS;

ANIMALIA; COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM MOLLE; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 38549112403     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2253     Document Type: Article

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