Biological properties and clinical application of propolis. X. Preliminary pharmacological evaluation of ethanol extract of propolis (EEP).
A study consisting of an examination of the acute toxicity of ethanol extract of propolis (EEP) in mice, its effect on spontaneous movement in mice and rats, its analgesic properties and its influence on body temperature in mice was conducted. Also examined was the activity of EEP on animals under the influence of narcotics and spontaneous movement under the influence of amphetamine, its effects on blood pressure and respiration in rats. The results of these examinations indicate that EEP injected i.p. has a weak general effect on the experimental animals.
D000661:Amphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000700:Analgesics; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D004347:Drug Interactions; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects
D000700:Analgesics; D009294:Narcotics; D012116:Resins, Plant; D000661:Amphetamine