Comparative anti-inflammatory properties of Capsaicin and ethyl-aAcetate extract of Capsicum frutescens linn [Solanaceae] in rats

African Health Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 357-361

  Jolayemi, A T ^a   Ojewole, J A O ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Capsaicin; Capsicum frutescens,'chili'; Ethylacetate extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAPSAICIN; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; CORTICOSTERONE; DICLOFENAC; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT;

'CHILI'; ANTI-INFLAMMATION; CAPSAICIN; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; ETHYLACETATE EXTRACT;

ACETATES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CAPSAICIN; CAPSICUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INFLAMMATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 84883659621     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v13i2.23     Document Type: Article

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