Anti-allergic, anti-pruritic, and anti-inflammatory activities of Centella asiatica extracts

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 554-559

  George, Mathew ^a   Joseph, Lincy ^a   Ramaswamy, ^a  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Anti allergic; Anti inflammatory; Anti pruritic; Centella asiatica extract

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; COMPOUND 48-80; KETOTIFEN FUMARATE; 4 METHOXY N METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; KETOTIFEN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIALLERGIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPRURITIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; ANIMAL; CENTELLA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SHEEP; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIPRURITICS; CENTELLA; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; KETOTIFEN; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SHEEP; TRITERPENES;

EID: 70349436982     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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