Anti-inflammatory activity of methanolic extract ofAmorphophallus paeoniifolius and its possible mechanism

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  De, Shankhajit ^a   Dey, Yadu Nandan ^b   Ghosh, Ajoy Kumar ^a  

^a GUPTA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Roorkee College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius; Anti histaminic; Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS EXTRACT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHLOROFORM; DICLOFENAC; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMORPHOPHALLUS; AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; POWDER; RAT;

EID: 84455204046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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