Analgesic activities of ethanol extract of leaf, stem and their different fractions of Swertia chirata

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 455-457

  Alam, Khondoker Dedarul ^a   Ali, Mohammad Shawkat ^a   Mahjabeen, Sanjida ^a   Parvin, Salma ^a   Akbar, Mohammad Ahsanul ^a   Ahamed, Rubina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Analgesic activity; Gentianaceae; Swertia chirata; Swiss albino mice; Writhing

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; DICLOFENAC; METHANE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SWERTIA CHIRATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANALGESIC AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; SOLVENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHIRATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SWERTIA; WRITHING TEST; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; SOLVENTS; SWERTIA;

EID: 78651395472     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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