Evaluation of analgesic, neuropharmacological and anti-diarrheal potential of Jatropha gossypifolia (Linn.) leaves in mice

Journal of Medical Sciences (Faisalabad)

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 274-279

  Sarker Apu, Apurba ^a   Ireen, Kazi ^a   Hossan Bhuyan, Shakhawat ^a   Matin, Maima ^a   Faruq Hossain, Md ^a   Rizwan, Farhana ^a  

^a EAST WEST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti diarrheal; Anxiolytic; Jatropha gossypifolia; Sedative

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CASTOR OIL; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA EXTRACT; LOPERAMIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; JATROPHA; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877303250     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2012.274.279     Document Type: Article

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