Analgesic and hepatoprotective activity of methanolic leaf extract of ocimum gratissimum (L.)

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-115

  Uhegbu, Priday O ^a   Elekwa, Ifeanyi ^a   Akubugwo, Emmanuel I ^b   Chinyere, Godwin C ^a   Iweala, Emeka E J ^b  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Ethnomedicine; Hepatoprotective; Histology; Liver enzymes; Pain perception

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; METHANOL; OCIMUM GRATISSIUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BASIL; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIUM; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; SUBSPECIES; THERMAL STIMULATION; VEIN DILATATION;

ANIMALIA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; RATTUS;

EID: 80052740705     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2012.108.115     Document Type: Article

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