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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Screening of tropical medicinal plants for antiinflammatory activity
María-carmen RecioSalvador MáñezAndrew MarstonKurt HostettmannRosa-maría GinerJosé-luis Ríossubject
Pharmacologyfood.ingredientbiologyTraditional medicineClusiaceaeDiospyrosbiology.organism_classificationMoraceaefoodSimaroubaceaeMedicinal plantsHypericumEbenaceaeHeteromorphadescription
The antiinflammatory activity of different extracts from 16 tropical plant species belonging to 15 different families has been determined. They were administered topically on TPA-induced mouse ear oedema and orally on carrageenan-induced mouse paw oedema. In the latter, extracts from Diospyros leucomelas, Erythrospermum monticolumn, Ficus polita, Heteromorpha trifoliata, Hypericum lalandii, Kirkia acuminata, Pterocarpus angolensis and Zanha africana significantly reduced the oedema 3 h after carrageenan injection. All the extracts were considerably active when assayed topically with only three exceptions.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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1995-12-01 | Phytotherapy Research |