Pharmacological profile of aqueous extract of Bridelia ferruginea stem bark in the relief of pain and fever

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 5366-5369

  Akuodor, G C ^a   Mbah, C C ^a   Anyalewechi, N A ^a   Idris Usman, M ^a   Iwuanyanwu, T C ^a   Osunkwo, U A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bridelia ferruginea; Medicinal plant; Nociception; Pyrexia

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BRIDELIA FERRUGINEA EXTRACT; DRUGAMOL; MORPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; FEVER; HYPERPYREXIA; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STEM; RAT; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER IMMERSION; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 80055056458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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