Studies on Experimental Acute Anti-inflammatory Effect of Morinda citrifolia
- Author:
Nguyen Trong Thong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acute inflammation
- MeSH:
Morinda;
Anti-Inflammatory Agents;
fruit;
mice;
aspirin
- From:Journal of Medicinal Materials - Hanoi
2004;9(1):28-41
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Morinda citrifolia L. belongs to Rubiaceae. By folk-experience, Morinda citrifolia is used to treat hypotensive, laxative, tonic, pain of sinew, osteocope, cough, asthma.
The liquid extract of Morinda citrifolia fruit in doses of 24g and 48g per kg body weight of mice have provoked acute anti-inflammatory effect through inhibiting carragenin induced edema in hind paw, decreasing volume and leucocyte count of exudation as compared with the control group. The acute anti-inflammatory effect of the fruit is equivalent to that of aspirin in a dose of 150mg/kg
