Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the methanol leaf extract of Phyllanthus amarus in some laboratory animals

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 175-180

  Ofuegbe, Sunday Oluwaseun ^a   Adedapo, Adeolu Alex ^a   Adeyemi, Abiodun Adegoke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

analgesic; anti inflammatory; edema; mice; Phyllanthus amarus; rats

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; FORMALDEHYDE; HISTAMINE; IBUPROFEN; METHANOL; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; ANIMAL; AYURVEDA; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYLLANTHUS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; METHANOL; MICE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84899841251     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2013-0084     Document Type: Article

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