Anti-inflammatory activity of roots of Achyranthes aspera

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 973-975

  Sukumaran, Vijaya Kumar ^a   Sankar, P ^b   Varatharajan, R ^c  

^a INTI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b K M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c MASTERSKILL College of Nursing & Health   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae); Alcohol extract; Anti inflammatory activity; Roots

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; BRADYKININ; CARRAGEENAN; INDOMETACIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ACHYRANTHES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; GRANULOMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT;

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; AMARANTHACEAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77149151929     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200902967979     Document Type: Article

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