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| Title: | Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-lipid peroxidation studies on stem bark of Ficus religiosa Linn. |
| Authors: | Sreelekshmi, R
Latha, P G
M M Arafat, M M Arafat
Shyamal, S
Shine, V J
Anuja, G I
Suja, S R
Rajasekharan, S |
| Keywords: | Ficus religiosa
Peepal tree
Stem bark
Anti-inflammatory
Analgesic
Lipid peroxidation |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2007 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8—A61K 36/00, A61P 29/00, A61K 129/00 |
| Abstract: | The methanol extract of the stem bark of Ficus
religiosa Linn., The Peepal tree, was screened for its anti-inflammatory activity
in Wistar albino rats and analgesic effects in Swiss
albino mice. A significant inhibition of carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema, comparable to that produced by indomethacin, the standard anti-inflammatory drug, was
obtained with all the three doses of the extract, tested in the present study. A
significant inhibition of acetic acid-induced writhing in mice was observed with
two doses of the extract. The analgesic effect was comparable to that caused by
the standard drug, aspirin. The methanol extract also showed significant
anti-lipid peroxidant effects in vitro. |
| Page(s): | 377-381 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.6(5) [September-October 2007]
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