Analgesic and antiinflammatory activity of methanolic extract of Acalypha indica Linn.

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-258

  Rahman, M Aminur ^a   Bachar, Sitesh C ^b   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Acalypha indica; Analgesic; Antiinflammatory; Methanolic extract

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA INDICA EXTRACT; AMINOPHENAZONE; CARRAGEENAN; METHANOL; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG INHIBITION; HERB; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 77953903430     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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