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Li, Y, Yeung, YW, Wang, S-J, Xia, W, Rahman, K, Yue, W and Zhang, H (2016) ANALGESIC, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITIES OF THE AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF GERANIUM CAROLINIANUM L. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES, 13 (1). pp. 105-113. ISSN 0189-6016
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Abstract
Background: Geranium carolinianum L. (Geraniaceae) is widely used for a variety of diseases including herpetic keratitis, eczema, rheumatalgia etc. However, there is lack of relevant scientific research.
Materials and Methods: GCE (125, 250, 500mg/kg body weight) was evaluated for its pharmacological properties by using the acetic acid-induced writhing test, the hot plate test and the fresh egg white-induced paw edema in rats. The dimethylbenzene-induced mouse inflammation model and the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced rat fever model were employed and the acute toxicity of GCE was also assessed.
Results: The Geranium carolinianum aqueous extract (GCE) significantly inhibited the writhing responses in mice, increased reaction time of mice in the hot plate test, and suppressed the fresh egg white-induced paw edema in rats and the dimethylbenzene-induced ear edema in mice whilst attenuating LPS-induced fever in rats in a dose dependent manner. Furthermore, no deaths were observed when mice were orally administered GCE up to 14 g/kg body weight (approximately 553times of clinical dose).
Conclusions: GCE possesses analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities and is non-toxic at the doses used. The results of this study support the clinical use and effectiveness of Geranium carolinianum as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agent in folk medicine.
Key words: Plant drug; Pain; Inflammation; Pyrexia; Toxicity; Animal
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1103 Clinical Sciences |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
| Divisions: | Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences |
| Publisher: | AFRICAN NETWORKS ETHNOMEDICINES |
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| Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2016 07:51 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 13:17 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.4314/ajtcam.v13i1.15 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3077 |
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