Anti-inflammatory and in vitro antioxidant property of Trigonella foenum graecum seeds

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-380

  Subhashini, N ^a   Nagarajan, G ^a   Kavimani, S ^b  

^a PRIST University   (India)

^b Mother Teresa Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan induced paw oedema; Cotton pellet induced granuloma; Lipid peroxidation; Radical scavenging; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ASCORBIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; FERROUS ASCORBATE; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; QUERCETIN; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; RAT;

EID: 79955939999     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.371.380     Document Type: Article

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