Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of leaf extract of Wattakaka volubilis (Dreagea volubilis)

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-200

  Nandi, Debkumar ^a   Besra, Shila ^b   Dey, Sumit ^a   Babu, Suresh ^a   Elango, Adirajan ^a   Roy, Soma ^b   Mallick, Sumana ^b   Giri, Venkatachalam ^a   Jaisankar, Parasuraman ^a   Vedasiromoni, Joseph ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Leaf extract; Saponins; Wattakaka volubilis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; LIPOXYGENASE; PHENIDONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATTAKAKA VOLUBILIS EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIADACEAE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; POLYARTHRITIS; RAT; WATTAKAKA VOLUBILIS;

EID: 77953419978     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.56273     Document Type: Article

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