title: Analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties of aqueous extract from leaves of Solanum torvum (Solanaceae).
abstract: Solanum torvum is used in Cameroonian traditional medicine for the management of pain and inflammation. The present work assesses the pain-killing and anti-inflammatory properties of the aqueous extracts of Solanum torvum leaves. Acetic acid- and pressure- induced pains were reduced by this extract while carrageenan-induced inflammation was inhibited at various doses of the extract. The extract therefore has both analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science, P. O. Box 812, University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ndebia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kamgang
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Nkeh-ChungagAnye