Antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities of ethanolic root extract of Croton zambesicus

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-392

  Okokon, Jude E ^a   Nwafor, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antiinflammatory; Antipyretic; Croton zambesicus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CROTON ZAMBESICUS EXTRACT; DEXAMETHASONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON ZAMBESICUS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FEVER; INFLAMMATION; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT ROOT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RAT; SYMPTOM;

ACETIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIPYRETICS; CARRAGEENAN; CROTON; DINITROPHENOLS; EDEMA; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FEVER; FORMALDEHYDE; HOT TEMPERATURE; INFLAMMATION; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; SOLVENTS; XYLENES;

EID: 78651381461     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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