Pharmacological evidence favouring the use of Nauclea latifolia in malaria ethnopharmacy: Effects against nociception, inflammation, and pyrexia in rats and mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-90

  Abbah, J ^a,c   Amos, S ^b   Chindo, B ^c   Ngazal, I ^c   Vongtau, H O ^e   Adzu, B ^c   Farida, T ^d   Odutola, A A ^d   Wambebe, C ^c   Gamaniel, K S ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^d AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Nauclea latifolia; Nociception; Pyrexia; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; MORPHINE; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EDEMA; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; FEVER; MALARIA; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FEVER; INFLAMMATION; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RUBIACEAE;

MUS; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; RATTUS; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 72149087193     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.045     Document Type: Article

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