Antiinflammatory, lack of central analgesia and antipyretic properties of Acanthus montanus (Ness) T. Anderson

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Asongalem, E A ^a   Foyet, H S ^b   Ekobo, S ^b   Dimo, T ^b   Kamtchouing, P ^b  

^a Department of Physiological Sciences   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Acanthus montanus; Analgesic; Antiinflammatory; Antinociceptive; Antipyretic

Indexed keywords

ACANTHUS MONTANUS EXTRACT; ACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHUS MONTANUS; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; IMMERSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TAIL; WRITHING TEST;

ACANTHACEAE; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FEMALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 4544368854     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.06.014     Document Type: Article

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