Anti-inflammatory and wound healing activities of herbal gel containing an antioxidant tamarix aphylla leaf extract

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 829-835

  Yusufoglu, Hasan Soliman ^a   Alqasoumi, Saleh Ibrahin ^a,b  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Herbal gel formulation; Tamarix aphylla; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; DICLOFENAC; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POVIDONE IODINE; TAMARIX APHYLLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; GEL; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX APHYLLA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84255198494     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.829.835     Document Type: Article

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