title: Pharmacological actions of Pongamia pinnata seeds--a preliminary study.
abstract: Direct ethanolic and sequential petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone and ethanolic extracts (50-100 mg/kg, i.p.) of P. pinnata seeds given 30-60 min before revealed anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-ulcerogenic activities in rats. The activities were present maximum in petroleum ether and chloroform extracts. However, the extracts also showed shortening of pentobarbitone induced 'sleep time' in rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gambhir
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Acharya
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D051379:Mice; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts