Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of methanol extract from Desmodium triflorum DC in mice

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 573-588

  Lai, Shang Chih ^a   Peng, Wen Huang ^a   Huang, Shun Chieh ^a   Ho, Yu Ling ^b   Huang, Tai Hung ^a   Lai, Zhen Rung ^a   Chang, Yuan Shiun ^a,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Anti inflammation; Desmodium triflorum; Malondialdehyde; Nitric oxide; Tumor necrosis factor ; Vitexin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; DESMODIUM TRIFLORUM EXTRACT; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMODIUM TRIFLORUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LICKING; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WRITHING TEST;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARRAGEENAN; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALONDIALDEHYDE; METHANOL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAIWAN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 68149170559     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X09007065     Document Type: Article

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