Analgesic activity of methanol extract of Eupatorium adenophorum Spreng. leaves.
The methanol extract of the leaves of E. adenophorum (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg, po) showed significant analgesic activity, as compared to standard drugs diclofenac sodium and pentazocine, employing acetic acid-induced writhing test, tail immersion test and tail flick test models.
Mandal
Subrata K
SK
Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India.
Boominathan
R
R
Parimaladevi
B
B
Dewanjee
Saikat
S
Mandal
Subhash C
SC
D036603:Ageratina / Q000737:chemistry; D000700:Analgesics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol; D051379:Mice; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010423:Pentazocine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry
D000700:Analgesics; D010936:Plant Extracts; D004008:Diclofenac; D010423:Pentazocine; D000432:Methanol