Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of Clerodendron infortunatum linn. Extract in rats

Global Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-50

  Das, Sudipta ^a   Haldar, Pallab K ^b   Pramanik, Goutam ^c   Suresh, R B ^b  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c West Bengal University of Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan; Clerodendron infortunatum; Dextran; Histamine; Paw edema; Phenylbutazone

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; CLERODENDRON INFORTUNATUM EXTRACT; DEXTRAN; HISTAMINE; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLERODENDRON INFORTUNATUM; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 77957880653     PISSN: 19920075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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