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- Title
Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous-methanolic extract of Aerva javanica.
- Authors
Hussain, Liaqat; Abbas, Khizar; Ahmad, Bilal; Baber, Muhammad; Muhammad, Syed Aun; Qadir, Muhammad Imran
- Abstract
The present study was aimed to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous methanolic extract of Aerva javanica. For measuring analgesic activity, writhing test, hot plate method and formalin test were performed and abdominal writhing was induced by intra-peritoneal injection of 0.2ml of 3% acetic acid. While in formalin test, pain was experimentally induced by injecting 25 µl of 2.5% formalin in left hind paw. In hot plate method, pain was induced thermally by keeping the animals on a hot plate with temperature of about 51°C. Anti-inflammatory activity was assessed by carrageen an induced mice paw edema. The results showed that the extract had significant analgesic activity (p<0.05-p<0.001) and anti-inflammatory activity (p<0.01-p<0.001). Therefore, it was concluded from this study that the extracts of Aerva javanica may be used against pain and inflammation.
- Subjects
ANALGESICS; ANTI-inflammatory agents; AERVA; THERAPEUTIC use of plant extracts; METHANOL
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017, Vol 30, Issue 1, p213
- ISSN
1011-601X
- Publication type
Article