Analgesic and antioxidant properties of ethanolic extract of Terminalia catappa L. leaves

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 910-915

  Annegowda, H V ^a   Mordi, M N ^a   Ramanathan, S ^a   Mansor, S M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antiinflammatory ABTS; Metal chelation; Terminalia catappa

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BUTYLCRESOL; FERROUS ION; FREE RADICAL; GALLIC ACID; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CATAPPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOT PLATE TEST; IRON CHELATION; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; TAIL FLICK TEST; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 77957980569     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.910.915     Document Type: Article

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