Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic extract of Borassus flabellifer L. male flowers (inflorescences) in experimental animals

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 049-054

  Paschapur, Mahesh S ^a   Patil, M B ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^a   Patil, Sachin R ^a  

^a Karnatak Lingayat Education Society   (India)

Author keywords

ALP; Anti inflammatory; Borassus flabellifer L.; Ethanolic extract; Inflorescences; Lipid per oxidation; Male flowers; SGOT; SGPT

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BORASSUS FLABELLIFER EXTRACT; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; INFLORESCENCE; LIPID OXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT;

ANIMALIA; ARECACEAE; BORASSUS FLABELLIFER; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 73849095440     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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