A comparative study on the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of five Juniperus taxa

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 330-336

  Akkol, Esra Küpeli ^a   Güvenç, Ayşegül ^b   Yesilada, Erdem ^c  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Antinociceptive activity; Carrageenan induced edema; Juniperus species; p Benzoquinone induced writhes; Prostaglandin E2 induced edema

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; INDOMETACIN; JUNIPUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; JUNIPUS DRUPACEA EXTRACT; JUNIPUS OXYCEDRUS EXTRACT; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FRUIT; HOT PLATE TEST; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS DRUPACEA; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; STOMACH ULCER; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZOQUINONES; CARRAGEENAN; DINOPROSTONE; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION; JUNIPERUS; MALE; MICE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STRUCTURES;

CUPRESSACEAE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS VAR. COMMUNIS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS VAR. SAXATILIS; JUNIPERUS DRUPACEA; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; MACROCARPA; MUS;

EID: 68849089220     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.05.031     Document Type: Article

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