title: Suppressive effects of eugenol and ginger oil on arthritic rats.
abstract: This study examined the effect of eugenol and ginger oil on severe chronic adjuvant arthritis in rats. Severe arthritis was induced in the right knee and right paw of male Sprague-Dawley rats by injecting 0.05 ml of a fine suspension of dead Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli in liquid paraffin (5 mg/ml). Eugenol (33 mg/kg) and ginger oil (33 mg/kg), given orally for 26 days, caused a significant suppression of both paw and joint swelling. These findings suggest that eugenol and ginger oil have potent antiinflammatory and/or antirheumatic properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia, Kelantan.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Gan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005054:Eugenol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017365:Spices
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005054:Eugenol