Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of different extracts of Commiphora myrrha

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-258

  Su, Shulan ^a   Wang, Tuanjie ^a,b   Duan, Jin Ao ^a   Zhou, Wei ^a   Hua, Yong Qing ^a   Tang, Yu Ping ^a   Yu, Li ^a   Qian, Da Wei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Analgesic activity; Anti inflammatory activity; Commiphora myrrha; Different extracts

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXY 5 ACETOXY FURANOGERMACR 1(10) EN 6 ONE; 2 METHOXY 8,12 EPOXYGERMACRA 1(10),7,11 TRINE 6 ONE; ABIETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUTANOL; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA EXTRACT; DEHYDROABIETIC ACID; DITERPENE; FORMALDEHYDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDOMETACIN; MANSUMBINONE; MYRRHONE; PETHIDINE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SANDARACOPIMARIC ACID; SESQUITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; WRITHING TEST;

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMMIPHORA; DINOPROSTONE; EDEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; HOT TEMPERATURE; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; MEPERIDINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESINS, PLANT; TERPENES;

COMMIPHORA HABESSINICA; MUS;

EID: 79952694680     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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