title: Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of Polygonum stagninum.
abstract: The n-hexane, ethyl acetate (EtOAc), and methanol extracts of the aerial parts of Polygonum stagninum Buch.-Ham. ex Meissn. (Polygonaceae), a Bangladeshi medicinal plant, were assessed for analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties in experimental mice and/or rat models. In the acetic-acid-induced writhing test in mice, all extracts displayed a dose dependent analgesic effect. The most potent analgesic activity was observed with the EtOAc extract at the dose of 400 mg/kg body weight, with an inhibition of writhing response of 50.3% compared to 62.2% for the positive control aminopyrine. Among the extracts, n-hexane extract at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight showed the highest levels of anti-inflammatory activity after 2 h, with the inhibition of paw edema of 60.1% and 64.1%, respectively, and this effect was much better than that of the conventional anti-inflammatory agent phenylbutazone (maximum inhibition of 38.3% after 4 h).
authors.affiliation: Phytopharmacology Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M Abdul
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mazid
authors.forename: Bidyut K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Sitesh C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bachar
authors.forename: S A M Khairul
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bashar
authors.forename: Lutfun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nahar
authors.forename: Satyajit D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Sarker
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002351:Carrageenan; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005260:Female; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D028502:Polygonum; D051381:Rats; D020318:Rats, Long-Evans
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002351:Carrageenan