ANTI-PYRETIC ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF PICRORRHIZA KURROA ROYLE EX. BENTH

Authors

  • A.RAJANI Associate ProfessorsDepartment of Pharmacology,Teegala Ram Reddy College of Pharmacy, Meerpet, R.R.District.
  • M.SWATHI PG Student, Sree Dattha Institute of Pharmacy, Sheriguda, Ibrahimpatnam, R.R.District
  • M.MADHURI Associate ProfessorsDepartment of Pharmacology,Teegala Ram Reddy College of Pharmacy, Meerpet, R.R.District.
  • SK.ARIFA BEGUM Associate ProfessorsDepartment of Pharmacology,Teegala Ram Reddy College of Pharmacy, Meerpet, R.R.District.
  • M.VISHNU VARDHAN REDDY Associate ProfessorsDepartment of Pharmacology,Teegala Ram Reddy College of Pharmacy, Meerpet, R.R.District.
  • K.HEMAMALINI Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Pharmacology,Teegala Ram Reddy College of Pharmacy, Meerpet, R.R.District.

Keywords:

Picrorrhiza kurroa, antipyretic activity, 2, 4-Dinitro Phenol, D-Amphetamine, brewer’s Yeast induced pyrexia, Paracetamol.

Abstract

Picrorrhiza kurroa (Scrophulariaceae) is a small perennial herb growing in the hilly parts of the north-Western Himalayas region in India and Nepal. The objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare antipyretic activity of Picrorrhiza kurroa royle ex. Benth by using 2, 4-Dinitro Phenol (DNP), D-Amphetamine and brewer’s Yeast induced pyrexia models. Paracetamol was used as the standard drug to compare the test results. The test extract showed significant antipyretic activity (p<0.05) which justify its use in ethnomedicine.

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2014-03-31

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A.RAJANI, M.SWATHI, M.MADHURI, SK.ARIFA BEGUM, M.VISHNU VARDHAN REDDY, & K.HEMAMALINI. (2014). ANTI-PYRETIC ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF PICRORRHIZA KURROA ROYLE EX. BENTH. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 5(1), 340–343. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.in/index.php/journal/article/view/3048

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Volume 5, Issue 1, 2014

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