Studies on the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties of Andrographis echioides nees

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-256

  Basu, S K ^a   Rupeshkumar, M ^b   Kavitha, K ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Anrographis echioides; Anti inflammatory; Anti pyretic; Antinociception; Mouse and rats

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANDROGRAPHIS ECHIOIDES EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLOROFORM; ETHER; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PHENOL; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANDROGRAPHIS; ANDROGRAPHIS ECHIOIDES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; GRANULOMA; HYPERPYREXIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 70449361693     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2009.251.256     Document Type: Article

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