Brine shrimp cytotoxicity, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz flowers

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 851-861

  Baravalia, Yogesh ^a   Vaghasiya, Yogeshkumar ^a   Chanda, Sumitra ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan; Cotton pellet; Cytotoxicity; Dextran; Histamine; Woodfordia fruticosa

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DICLOFENAC; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOODFORDIA FRUCTICOSA EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FLOWER; GRANULOMA; LARVA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; SHRIMP; WOODFORDIA FRUCTICOSA;

EID: 84865183569     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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