Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of the methanol extract of Malva parviflora Linn (Malvaceae) in rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1225-1229

  Afolayan, Anthony J ^a   Aboyade, Oluseyi M ^a   Adedapo, Adeolu A ^b   Sofidiya, Margaret O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan; Histamine; Malva parviflora

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; FORMALDEHYDE; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; MALVA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LICKING; MALE; MALVA PARVIFLORA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; SWELLING; WRITHING TEST;

MALVA PARVIFLORA; MALVACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 77949729334     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.838     Document Type: Article

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