Analgesic and antipyretic effects of Myrica salicifolia (Myricaceae).
Myrica salicifolia Hoechst (Myricaceae) root extract was found to have analgesic activity in mice. In rats there was antipyretic but no antiinflammatory activity.
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Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Gichuru
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Mwangi
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Kuria
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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
D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010936:Plant Extracts