ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-ARTHRITIC AND ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF THE ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF THE PLANT URGINEA INDICA KUNTH.
AbstractThis study was designed to present the observation of the pharmacological properties to the bulb of the plant. The extract of the bulb of Urginea indica Kunth were collected by using of alcoholic extraction. The anti-inflammatory action of the alcoholic Extract of the bulb of the plant Urginea indica was evaluated in rats (female) against carrageenan induced edema i.e., using plethysmographic method. Besides this method, this extract was also assessed for Cotton pellet test and Hot plate test for anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects respectively. The effects of the extract were compared with the classical anti-inflammatory drug – Ibuprofen. The crude extract and the standard drug were orally administered. A significant anti-inflammatory effect was produced with the Alcoholic Extract of the plant part. This effect was then compared with the effect from the classical anti-inflammatory drug
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Md. Mominur Rahman , Jakir Ahmed Chowdhury*, Razibul Habib , Barun Kanti Saha , A.D.M Salauddin and Mohammad Kaisarul Islam
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
07 May, 2011
16 August, 2011
30 October, 2011
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.2(11).2915-19
01 November, 2011
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