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. 1989 Sep;26(2):163-8.
doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(89)90063-9.

Anti-inflammatory activity of some Iraqi plants using intact rats

M K Al-Hindawi  1 , I H Al-Deen, M H Nabi, M A Ismail
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Anti-inflammatory activity of some Iraqi plants using intact rats

M K Al-Hindawi et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 1989 Sep.

Abstract

Five plants (Myrtus communis, Apium graveolens, Matricaria chamomilla, Withania somnifera and Achillea santolina) grown in Iraq were assessed for their anti-inflammatory activity on intact rats by measuring the suppression of carrageenan-induced paw edema produced by 1/10 of the intraperitoneal LD50 doses for the respective 80% ethanol extracts. Acetylsalicylic acid was used as the standard drug. Results showed that the plants possessed varying degrees of anti-inflammatory activity and were classified in the following descending order of activity: W. somnifera greater than A. graveolens greater than A. santolina greater than M. chamomilla greater than M. communis.

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