Anti-inflammatory activity of Spermacoce articularis Linn on carrageenan induced paw edema in wistar male rats

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 478-484

  Vadivelan, S ^a   Sinha, B N ^a   Betanabhatla, Kalyan S ^b   Christina, A J M ^b   Pillai, Rakesh N ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b K M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan; Celecoxib; Spermacoce articularis; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BENZENE; CARRAGEENAN; CELECOXIB; CHLOROFORM; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SPERMACOCE ARTICULARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SPERMACOCE ARTICULARIS; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 38649109839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Murugesa Mudaliar. Meteria Medica. Government Press, Tamilnadu; 1969. p. 442.
2. Guha Bukshi, DN.: A lexicon of medicinal plants of India. In: P Sensarma, DC Pal. Vol 1. Naya Prakash, Calcutta; 1999. p. 302-303.
3. Mukherjee KS, Manna TK, Laha S, and Brahmachari G. Chemical investigation of Limnophils heterophylla and Borrerio articularis. J Indian Chem. Soc. 1994, 71, 655-656.
4. Kokate CK. Plant constituents. Practical pharmacognosy. 4th ed. Delhi: Vallabh Prakashan; 1977.
5. Mukherjee KS, Manna TK, Laha S, and Chakravorthy CK. Phytochemical investigation of Borrerio articularis Linn. J Indian Chem. Soc. 1993, 70, 609-610.
6. Winter CA, Risley EA, Nuss GW. Carrageenan induced edema in hind paw of the rat as an assay for antiinflammatory drugs. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1962;111: 544-547.
7. Chattopadhyay RN, Chattopadhyay R, Roy S, Moitra SK. A simple method for plethysmometric measurement of paw volume of small laboratory animals in evaluation of anti-inflammatory effects. Bull Calcutta School Trop Med, 1986, 34, 5-8.
8. Dhar ML, Dhawan BN, Prasad CR, Rastogi RD, Singh KK, and Tandon JS, Screening of Indian plants for biological activity. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 1974, 12, 512-513.
9. Vinegar R, Schreiber W, Hugo R. Biphasic development of carrageenin edema in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1969;166: 96-103.