Assessment of anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective potency of Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula leaf in Wistar albino rats

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-85

  Tanna, A ^a   Nair, R ^a   Chanda, S ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Biochemical parameters; Diclofenac sodium; Hepatoprotective; Methanol extract; Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; GLYCOGEN; LIV 52; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANNONACEAE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ACETONE; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHLOROFORM; DICLOFENAC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; HEXANES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLYALTHIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOLUENE;

EID: 57049177070     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-008-0288-2     Document Type: Article

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