Evaluation of the anti-pyretic potential of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth standardized extract

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-54

  Yam, M F ^a,b   Ang, L F ^a   Basir, R ^b   Salman, I M ^a   Ameer, O Z ^a   Asmawi, M Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

3 hydroxy 5,6,7,4 tetramethoxyflavone; Antipyretic effect; Eupatorin; Orthosiphon stamineus; Rosmarinic acid; Sinensetin

Indexed keywords

3' HYDROXY 5,6,7,4' TETRAMETHOXYFLAVONE; EUPATORIN; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINIC ACID; SINENSETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; STANDARDIZATION; YEAST;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FEVER; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; ORTHOSIPHON; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59049107172     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-008-8038-3     Document Type: Article

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