Screening of anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activity of Vitex leucoxylon Linn

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 409-411

  Shukla, Padmini ^a   Shukla, P ^a   Mishra, S R ^b   Gopalakrishna, B ^c  

^a PRANVEER SINGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Roorki College of Pharmacy   (India)

^c RR College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Inflammation; pyrexia; Vitex leucoxylon

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX LEUCOXYLON EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCREENING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VITEX; VITEX LEUCOXYLON; YEAST;

EID: 78149368213     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.71891     Document Type: Article

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