title: Analgesic and antipyretic effects of Myrica salicifolia (Myricaceae).
abstract: Myrica salicifolia Hoechst (Myricaceae) root extract was found to have analgesic activity in mice. In rats there was antipyretic but no antiinflammatory activity.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Njung'e
authors.forename: Gichuru
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muriuki
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mwangi
authors.forename: K A M
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kuria
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005334:Fever / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D029590:Myricaceae; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018517:Plant Roots; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010936:Plant Extracts