Anti-inflammatory activity of chloroform extract ofAndrographis Paniculata nees stem

Research Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 35-38

  Radhika, P ^a   Rajendra, Y P ^b   Sastry, B S ^b   Lakshmi, K Rajya ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan oedema; Chloroform extract; Rats and ibuprofen; Stem

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; RATTUS;

EID: 67650119547     PISSN: 09736263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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