EVALUATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF WHOLE AERIAL PART-ARGYREIA NERVOSA

Authors

  • KAMAL JEET Department of pharmacy, The Pharmaceutical College, Barpali (Orissa), India
  • RANEEV THAKUR Department of pharmacy, The Pharmaceutical College, Barpali (Orissa), India

Keywords:

Argyreia nervosa, Argyreia speciosa, Convolvulaceae, carrageenan induced paw edema, anti-inflammatory activity

Abstract

Argyreia nervosa is a common medicinal plant used in various ethno-medical preparations. Traditionally it is used as an antibacterial, antifungal, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory etc. In the present study the ethyl acetate extract and methanol extract of the whole aerial part from Argyreia nervosa was studied for its anti-inflammatory activity. Study was carried out on healthy wistar strain albino rats weighing about 140-250 g, using carrageenan induced paw edema. It was observed that the ethyl acetate extract and methanol extract produced significant anti-inflammatory activity.

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Published

2012-12-31

How to Cite

KAMAL JEET, & RANEEV THAKUR. (2012). EVALUATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF WHOLE AERIAL PART-ARGYREIA NERVOSA. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 3(4), 150–154. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.in/index.php/journal/article/view/1664

Issue

Volume 3, Issue 4, 2012

Section

Research Articles

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