Analgesic and antipyretic activities of Drymaria cordata (Linn.) Willd (Caryophyllaceae) extract

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Akindele, A J ^a   Ibe, I F ^a   Adeyemi, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Analgesic activity; Antipyretic activity; Caryophyllaceae; Drymaria cordata; Traditional African medicine (TAM)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DRYMARIA CORDATA EXTRACT; MORPHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,4 DINITROPHENOL; ACETIC ACID; DEXAMPHETAMINE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRYMARIA CORDATA; FEMALE; FORMALIN TEST; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; WRITHING TEST; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEVER; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; TAIL; YEAST;

2,4-DINITROPHENOL; ACETIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTIPYRETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FEVER; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; TAIL; YEASTS;

EID: 84897367797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i1.4     Document Type: Article

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