Antiinflammatory effect of the aqueous extract from Rumex patientia L-roots
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.65, no.2, pp.141-148, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 65 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 1999
- Doi Number: 10.1016/s0378-8741(98)00175-5
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.141-148
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Pharmacological studies were conducted with the aqueous extract of roots of Rumex patientia L. (Polygonaceae) on experimental animals. For evaluating the antiinflammatory activity, carrageenan, histamine, dextrane, serotonine formaldehyde-induced oedema tests, cotton-pellet granuloma, and Kabak tests in rats were used. The extract was found to possess antiinflammatory activity. Acute toxicity studies revealed that the extract up to a dose of 3 mg/kg orally was nontoxic. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.