Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Screening of Methanolic Extract of Euphorbia hirta linn for Antiinflammatory Activity in Experimental Animals

  • Author:
  • B. Meher1,, T. Satapathy1, A.K. Sahu1, K.K. Ahirwar1, P D Kashinath2, N P Jain3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 38 to 40

1Columbia Institute of Pharmacy, Tekari, Raipur, C.G. -493111

2Kanakmanjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rourkela -769015

3S.N.D. College of Pharmacy, Yeola, Nasik, India.

* Corresponding author: meherbibek@gmail.com

Online published on 12 February, 2013.

Abstract

In the present study an attempt has been made to evaluate the anti inflammatory effect of methanolic extract of Euphorbia hirta Linn in experimentally induced inflammation. The anti inflammatory activity was evaluated using acute inflammatory model like Carrageenan induced paw edema. Oral administration of the extract at the doses 100,200.400mg/kg/b.w exhibited dose dependent and significant anti inflammatory activity in animal models.

Keywords

Anti inflammatory, Euphorbia hirta, Carrageenan, Diclofenac