Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Anti-inflammatory activity of Withania somnifera fruit extract on carrageenan induced albino rat paw edema

Author(s):

K. Bhuvana Chandra Mohan^1*, D. Muralidhara Rao², S. Anitha², K. B. Chandrasekhar¹,  S. Vijayakumar¹

Recieved Date: 2019-07-18, Accepted Date: 2019-09-22

Abstract:

Since centenary medicinal plants are used to produce a novel variety of drugs for treatment of many diseases without any adverse effects. In the current study we have used the Withania somnifera  fruit extract for the study of anti-inflammatory activity on albino male rats by using acute model of carrageenan method. In this method we have injected the extract into the rats, which were in 5 groups with six animals each and the extracts were compared with the standard drug indomethacin 20 mg/kg, p.o. The effect will be analyzed by using digital plethysmometer by measuring the volume of rat paws.

Keywords:

Withania somnifera, carrageenan, plethysmometer, anti-inflammatory

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Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2019
Volume: 17
Issue: 3&4
Category: Food and Health
Pages: 21-22

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