title: Anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect of herbal preparation: septilin.
abstract: Septilin a proprietary herbal preparation has been reported to have wound healing and immunomodulatory properties. The present study was, therefore, designed to ascertain the anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of septilin in rats and mice by oral route. Anti-inflammatory activity was assessed by using acute (carrageenan-induced paw oedema), sub-acute (cotton pellet granuloma) and chronic (Freund's adjuvant induced-arthritis) models of inflammation. Administration of septilin in a dose of 500 mg/kg orally produced significant anti-inflammatory effect in all experimental models of inflammation. However, the anti-inflammatory effect was more in chronic model when compared to reference standard drug (Prednisolone). Septilin (500 mg/kg) produced significant analgesic effect on tall flick test. However, the effect was less when compared to morphine (5 mg/kg) but when septilin was combined with subanalgesic dose of morphine (2.5 mg/kg) the analgesic effect was more than the either drug given alone. On GAA induced writhing test septilin produced significant analgesic effect at a dose of 750 mg/kg which was comparable to diclofenac (50 mg/kg). However, subanalgesic dose of septilin (500 mg/kg) when combined with diclofenac (25 mg/kg), analgesic effect was enhanced significantly.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Dept, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, Delhi 110 095.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D023421:Models, Animal; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010936:Plant Extracts; C047352:septilin