Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2018

A STUDY ON ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT OF HEMIDESMUS INDICUS

Dr. S. Anantharaj, Dr. R, Sarojini

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BACKGROUND : Hemidesmus indicus is one such important herb popularly known as Indian sarasaparilla It is said to possess anti–inflammatory effect AIM: The present study attempted to investigate the anti–inflammatory of the crude extract of Hemidesmus indicus METHODS:Antiinflammatory effect was evaluated using Carrageenan induced paw oedema method in rats Institutional animal ethical clearance was obtained  RESULTS: The anti–inflammatory activity showed a significant reduction in rat paw edema induced by sub plantar injection of carrageenan. The aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Hemidesmus indicus produced approximately 52% & 56% inhibition of inflammation respectively, which was comparable with that of diclofenac sodium which produced 67% inhibition of inflammation.

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Dr. S.ANANTHARAJ, Dr. R,SAROJINI, A STUDY ON ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT OF HEMIDESMUS INDICUS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2018

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