title: Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties of Clitoria ternatea root.
abstract: Clitoria ternatea roots methanol extract when given by oral route to rats was found to inhibit both the rat paw oedema caused by carrageenin and vascular permeability induced by acetic acid in rats. Moreover, the extract exhibited a significant inhibition in yeast-induced pyrexia in rats. In the acetic acid-induced writhing response, the extract markedly reduced the number of writhings at doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg (p.o.) in mice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032, India.
authors.forename: B Parimala
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boominathan
authors.forename: Subhash C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Mandal
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002199:Capillary Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D002351:Carrageenan; D031292:Clitoria; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018517:Plant Roots; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002351:Carrageenan; D019342:Acetic Acid