Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the aqueous extract of Acacia karroo stem bark in experimental animals

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-400

  Adedapo, Adeolu A ^a   Sofidiya, Margaret O ^b   Masika, Patrick J ^a   Afolayan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA KARROO EXTRACT; ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACACIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

ACACIA KARROO; ANIMALIA;

EID: 53949084685     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2008.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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