Antioxidant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the herb Eclipta Prostrate

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 468-480

  Hossain, M S ^a   Alam, M B ^a   Chowdhury, N S ^a   Asadujjaman, M ^a   Zahan, R ^a   Islam, M M ^a   Mazumder, M E H ^b   Haque, M E ^c   Islam, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b Discipline of Biomedical Science   (Australia)

^c BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive; Eclipta prostrata; Free radical; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ASCORBIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PENICILLAMINE; PEROXYNITRITE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; IC 50; IMMERSION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 79958782240     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.468.480     Document Type: Article

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