Antiarthritic effects of Ajuga bracteosa wall ex benth. In acute and chronic models of arthritis in albino rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 185-188

  Kaithwas, Gaurav ^a   Gautam, Raju ^b   Jachak, Sanjay M ^b   Saklani, Arvind ^b  

^a ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Ajuga bracteosa; Cyclooxygenase; Formaldehyde; Turpentine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AJUGA BRACTEOSA EXTRACT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AJUGA; AJUGA BRACTEOSA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIARTHRITIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; JOINT SWELLING; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; ARTHROGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; EDEMA; JOINT; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; WISTAR RAT;

AJUGA BRACTEOSA; RATTUS;

AJUGA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROGRAPHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; JOINTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84858118750     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60039-2     Document Type: Article

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