A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, cross over study to evaluate the analgesic activity of Boswellia serrata in healthy volunteers using mechanical pain model

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 475-479

  Prabhavathi, K ^a   Shobha Jagdish Chandra, U ^a   Soanker, Radhika ^a   Usha Rani, P ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Boswellia serrata; Human pain models; Randall selitto test; Ugo basile analgesymeter

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AYURVEDA; BOSWELLIA; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; BOSWELLIA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PLANT EXTRACTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907500551     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.140570     Document Type: Conference Paper

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