In-vivo anti-inflammatory activity of methanolic extract of wattakaka volubilis (asclepiadaceae)

Author: 
Udhayasankar M. R., Nantha Kumar, R. and Abdul Kaffoor, H. and Arumugasamy, K.

The present work evaluated the anti-inflammatory activity of methanolic extract of Wattakaka volubilis against the carrageenan induced rat paw oedema in Wister Albino rats at dose dependent manner (150 and 300mg/kgbody weight). Our results showed that the methanolic extract of W. volubilis gives a strongest anti-inflammatory activity (71.7%) werecompare to the standard drug as indomethacin.

Paper No: 
1047