Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of the aqueous leaf extract of Phyllanthus amarus Schum (Euphorbiaceae) in some laboratory animals

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 89-94

  Adedapo, Adeolu A ^a   Ofuegbe, Sunday O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

antinociception; carrageenan; histamine; inflammation; Phyllanthus amarus

Indexed keywords

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

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FORMALIN TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; WRITHING TEST; ANIMAL; AYURVEDA; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PHYLLANTHUS; TOXICITY TESTING; WISTAR RAT;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICE; PAIN; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE;

EID: 84920837655     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2013-0126     Document Type: Article

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