Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of ethanolic extracts of Lychnophora species

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-124

  Guzzo, L S ^a   Saude Guimaraes D A ^a   Silva, A C A ^a   Lombardi, J A ^b   Guimaraes H N ^c   Grabe Guimaraes A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Antinociceptive activity; Carrageenan; Hot plate test; Lychnophoras; Writhing test

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; INDOMETACIN; LYCHNOPHORA ERICOIDES EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA PASSERINA EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA PINASTER EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORIOPSIS CANDELABRUM EXTRACT; LYCHNOPORA TRICHOCARPHA EXTRACT; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; LYCHNOPHORA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

LYCHNOPHORA; LYCHNOPHORA ERICOIDES; LYCHNOPHORA PASSERINA; LYCHNOPHORIOPSIS CANDELABRUM; MUS;

EID: 38649136307     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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