Antinociceptive activity of Amaranthus spinosus in experimental animals

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 492-496

  Zeashan, Hussain ^a   Amresh, G ^a   Rao, Chandana Venkateswara ^a   Singh, Satyawan ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Saroj Institute of Technology and Management   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthaceae; Amaranthus spinosus; Antiinflammatory; Antinociceptive

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDEMA; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT; WRITHING TEST;

ACETIC ACID; AMARANTHUS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MICE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 63749127751     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.01.031     Document Type: Article

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