Evaluation of Caesalpinia pulcherrima Linn. for anti-inflammatory and antiulcer activities

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-171

  Sharma, Vivek ^a   Rajani, G ^a  

^a A Constituent Unit of KLE Academy of Higher Education Research   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; antiulcer; Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Linn.) sw

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; RANITIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAESALPINIA; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PYLORUS LIGATION; RAT; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; STOMACH VOLUME;

EID: 79957552659     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.77354     Document Type: Article

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