Antioxidant, anti-inflannnatory and anti-pyretic activities of trichosanthes dioica roxb. fruits

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 440-453

  Badrul Alam, M ^a   Sarowar Hossain, M ^a   Sultana Chowdhury, N ^a   Asadujjaman, M ^a   Zahan, Ronok ^a   Monirul Islam, M ^a   Ehsanul Haque Mazumder, M ^b   Ekramul Haque, M ^c   Islam, Anwarul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d Department of Business Administration   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antipyretic; Free radical; Inflammation; Trichosanthes dioica

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; DICHLOROMETHANE; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; TRICHOSANTHES DIOICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; FRUIT; IC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES DIOICA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79958834715     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.440.453     Document Type: Article

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