Anti-inflammatory activity of Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn. in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 538-543

  Arawwawala, Menuka ^a   Thabrew, Ira ^b   Arambewela, Lakshmi ^a   Handunnetti, Shiroma ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Cucurbitaceae; Trichosanthes cucumerina

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; INDOMETACIN; NITRIC OXIDE; TRICHOSANTHES EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; RAT; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SRI LANKA; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOSANTHES;

CUCURBITACEAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA;

EID: 77956649165     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.07.028     Document Type: Article

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