Evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential of Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Verd. leaf extract in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 371-374

  Tag, Hui ^a   Namsa, Nima D ^b,c   Das, A K ^a   Kalita, P ^a,b   Mandal, S C ^d  

^a RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^d JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Arunachal Pradesh; Chloranthus erectus; Folklore medicine; Khampti tribe

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; CHLORANTHUS ERECTUS EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; METHANOL; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHLORANTHUS ERECTUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; FEMALE; GOSSYPIUM; GRANULOMA; HISTAMINE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN;

CHLORANTHACEAE; CHLORANTHUS ERECTUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; RATTUS;

EID: 70350340038     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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