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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities of dicliptera verticillata
International Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 2, No. 4, Year 2006
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Description
The methanol extract of Dicliptera verticillata stems with leaves was investigated for its anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities in animal models. The extract was found to reduce significantly (p<0.001) the formation of oedema induced by carrageenan after 3 h. In the acetic acid induced writhing model, the extract has shown a good analgesic effect characterised by a significant reduction (p<0.001) in the number of writhes with all the doses used when compared to the control untreated group. In the antipyretic assay, the extract was efficient on yeast-induced hyperpyrexia in mice, mainly 2 h after drugs administration. The results give a scientific basis to the traditional uses of Dicliptera verticillata, mainly those involving pain, fever and inflammation. © 2006 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sawadogo, Wamtinga Richard
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
Boly, Rainatou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
Lompo, Marius
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
Some, Noya
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
Lamien, Charles Euloge
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Guissou, Innocent Pierre
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Nacoulma, Odile Germaine
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Statistics
Citations: 177
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3923/ijp.2006.435.438
ISSN:
18117775