Год выпуска: 2013 Автор: Kashyap Nagariya Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 60 ISBN: 9783659339585
Описание
Ayurveda mentions several plants acting as anti-inflammatory agents. Many ayurvedic and traditional sources reported Brassica oleracea plant is widely used as an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antirheumatic, diuretic, emollient, anthelmintic and cardiotonic agent. This present study evaluated the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect of ethanolic extract of Brassica olearcea (BO) in animals by carrageenan induced paw edema and by Hot Plate method. Pain perception time of treated animals was compared with that of normal control group. Treatment with BO extract at a dose of 225 mg/kg significantly reduced the inflammation. The mechanism of action may be an inhibition of eicosanoid generating enzymes including phospholipase A2, cyclooxygenases, and lipoxygenases which reduces the concentrations of prostanoids and leukotrienes. Treatment with BO extract at a dose of 225 mg/kg significantly reduced the pain perception time. So results of this study demonstrated that the Ethanolic...
