Comparing the anti-arthritic activities of the plants Justicia gendarussa Burm F. and Withania somnifera Linn

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-284

  Paval, Jaijesh ^a   Kaitheri, Srinivasan Keloth ^b   Potu, Bhagath Kumar ^c   Govindan, Sreejith ^d   Kumar, Raju Suresh ^a   Narayanan, Sareesh Naduvil ^a   Moorkoth, Sudheer ^b  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Department of Microbiology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Collagen; Paw volume; Plant extract

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; FREUND ADJUVANT; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 77953425208     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.59732     Document Type: Article

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