Antinociceptive activities of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Alpinia calcarata rhizomes in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 311-316

  Arambewela, L S R ^a   Arawwawala, L D A M ^a   Ratnasooriya, W D ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Alpinia calcarata rhizome; Antinociception; Opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA CALCARATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA CALCARATA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT; RHIZOME; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ALPINIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RHIZOME; WATER;

EID: 7044251765     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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