Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antioxidant activities of methanolic wood extract of Pterocarpus santalinus L.

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-202

  Kumar, Dinesh ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; DICLOFENAC; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PTEROCARPUS SANTALINUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; LETTER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS SANTALINUS; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WOOD;

EID: 84862171017     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.83293     Document Type: Letter

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