Antinociceptive and anti-pyretic activity of Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. in Wistar albino rats

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-290

  Qadrie, Zulfkar Latief ^a   Hawisa, Najat Tayeb ^a   Khan, Mohd Wajid Ali ^a   Samuel, Moses ^a   Anandan, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAWIA   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b VINAYAKA MISSION S RESEARCH FOUNDATION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Anti pyretic effects; Antinociceptive; Benincasa hispida; Brewer's yeast

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BENINCASA HISPIDA EXTRACT; DICLOFENAC; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; FEVER; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CUCURBITACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEVER; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEEDS;

EID: 68549133479     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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