Anti-inflammatory activity of bark of Xeromphis spinosa

Authors

  • Biswa Nath Das Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka
  • Achinto Saha Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka
  • Muniruddin Ahmed Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v4i1.1630

Keywords:

Anti-inflammatory activity, Carrageenin, Paw edema

Abstract

Thebark of Xeromphis spinosaextracted by a mixture of equal proportions of petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol at an oral dose of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity when compared with control.

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Das, B. N., A. Saha, and M. Ahmed. “Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Bark of Xeromphis Spinosa”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 4, no. 1, Aug. 2008, pp. 76-78, doi:10.3329/bjp.v4i1.1630.

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009)

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Research Articles

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