Effects of picrorrhiza rhizoma on acute inflammation in mice

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-140

  Lee, Hyeung Sik ^a   Ku, Sae Kwang ^a  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute inflammation; Extracts; Histology; Mouse; Picrorrhiza rhizoma; Xylene

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; INDOMETACIN; PICRORRHIZA RHIZOMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; EDEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PICRORRHIZA; RHIZOME; THICKNESS; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 69549089865     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2008.16.2.137     Document Type: Article

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