Anti – Inflammatory and analgesic Activity of Anacardium Occidentale Leaf Extracts

The extracts of the dried leaves of Anacardium occidentale  were screened for anti-inflammatory activity using carrageenan induced rat paw edema model. The petroleum ether and chloroform extract and acetone soluble fraction of methanolic extract showed 57.14%, 47.61% and 61.90% inhibition of paw ede...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pawar, S.P., Sathwane, P.N., Metkar, B.R., Pal, S.C, Kasture, V.S., Kasture, S.B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22556940
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Sumario:The extracts of the dried leaves of Anacardium occidentale  were screened for anti-inflammatory activity using carrageenan induced rat paw edema model. The petroleum ether and chloroform extract and acetone soluble fraction of methanolic extract showed 57.14%, 47.61% and 61.90% inhibition of paw edema respectively. Acetone soluble extract showed better activity than petroleum either and chloroform extracts.

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