Pharmacological evaluation of Alstonia scholaris: Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-181

  Shang, Jian Hua ^b   Cai, Xiang Hai ^a   Feng, Tao ^a   Zhao, Yun Li ^b   Wang, Jing Kun ^b   Zhang, Lu Yong ^c   Yan, Ming ^c   Luo, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Yunnan Institute of Medical Material   (China)

^c CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Alstonia scholaris; Anti inflammatory; Anti nociceptive; Picrinine; Scholaricine; Vallesamine

Indexed keywords

5 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 1 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 3 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 1H PYRAZOLE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AKUAMMIDINE; ALKALOID; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; CANTLEYINE; CORYPALMINE; CREBANINE; DICENTRINE; DISCRETAMINE; ECHITAMINE; ISOGENTIALUTINE; MORPHINE; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; NARELINE; PICRALINAL; PICRININE; SALUTARIDIN; SCHOLARICINE; SCHOLARISINE B; SCHOLARISINE E; SCHOLARISINE G; STEPHANINE; STRICTAMINE; STRICTOSAMINE; TUBOTAIWINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALLESAMINE; VALLESIACHOTAMINE; ZILEUTON; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AUTACOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EDEMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LICKING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; WRITHING TEST; ALSTONIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HEAT; INFLAMMATION; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF;

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ANIMALIA; APOCYNACEAE; MUS;

ALKALOIDS; ALSTONIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 77952775523     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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