Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-platelet activities of the methanolic extract of Acacia modesta leaves

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 187-196

  Bukhari, Ishfaq A ^a,b,c   Khan, Rafeeq A ^b   Gilani, Anwar H ^c   Ahmed, Sagheer ^c   Saeed, Sheikh Arshad ^c  

^a SHIFA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acacia modesta; Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Anti platelet; Carrageenan induced paw oedema; Formalin test; Writhing test

Indexed keywords

ACACIA MODESTA EXTRACT; ACETIC ACID; ALKALOID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARRAGEENAN; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FLAVONOID; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA; ACACIA MODESTA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPNOSIS; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEDATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; TOXICITY TESTING; WRITHING TEST;

ACACIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, NUDE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 77955654593     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-010-0038-4     Document Type: Article

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