Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of the ethanolic extract of Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou bark

Autor: Hemayet Hossain, Sk. Moniruzzaman, Ishrat Nimmi, Amirul Islam, Hassan Kawsar, Ismet Ara Jahan, Akbor Hossain
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine. 11:215-220
ISSN: 2211-1069
1598-2386
DOI: 10.1007/s13596-011-0037-z
Popis: The crude ethanolic extract of the bark of Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou (Family: Rhizophor- aceae) was evaluated for its possible anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities in different methods. At the dose of 400 mg/kg body weight, the extract showed a significant anti-inflammatory activity in the carrageenan-induced oedema test in rats showing 67.72% reduction in the paw volume (P
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