Analgesic and anti-arthritic effects of Lingzhi and San Miao San supplementation in a rat model of arthritis induced by Freund's complete adjuvant

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-50

  Lam, Francis Fu Yuen ^a   Ko, Iris Wai Man ^a   Ng, Ethel Sau Kuen ^a   Tam, Lai Shan ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a   Li, Edmund Kwok Ming ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adjuvant induced arthritis; Ganoderma lucidum; Lingzhi; San Miao San

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; DEXAMETHASONE; LINGZHI PLUS SAN MIAO SAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; HYPEREMIA; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MONARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNOVIUM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

GANODERMA LUCIDUM; RATTUS;

EID: 53649110549     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.028     Document Type: Article

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