Alpinia calcarata Roscoe: A potent antiinflammatory agent

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 889-892

  Arawwawala, L D A M ^a   Arambewela, L S R ^a   Ratnasooriya, W D ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Alpinia calcarata; Antiinflammatory activity; Histamine; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPINIA CALCARATA EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; HISTAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; MALE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ALPINIA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; HISTAMINE; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RHIZOME; SRI LANKA;

ALPINIA CALCARATA; RATTUS; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 84856221565     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.12.036     Document Type: Article

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