Studies on the analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects of Parquetina nigrescens leaf extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-90

  Owoyele, Bamidele V ^a   Nafiu, Abdulrazaq B ^a   Oyewole, Idris A ^a   Oyewole, Lukuman A ^a   Soladoye, Ayodele O ^a  

^a Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Antipyretic; Arthritis; Oedema; Rats

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EDEMA; GRANULOMA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STOMACH PROTECTION;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASCLEPIADACEAE; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; FEVER; FORMALDEHYDE; GRANULOMA; GROIN; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS; RATTUS;

EID: 59849109042     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.11.027     Document Type: Article

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