ANTIGRANULOMA ACTIVITY OF IRAQI WITHANIA-SOMNIFERA

被引:49
作者
ALHINDAWI, MK [1 ]
ALKHAFAJI, SH [1 ]
ABDULNABI, MH [1 ]
机构
[1] SCI RES COUNCIL,BIOL RES CTR,DEPT PHARMACOGNOSY & PHARMACOL,BAGHDAD,IRAQ
关键词
ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIGRANULOMA ACTIVITY; WITHANIA-SOMNIFERA; WITHAFERIN-A;
D O I
10.1016/0378-8741(92)90069-4
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The granuloma-tissue formation inhibiting activity of various fractions of an extract of the aerial parts of Withania somnifera were established using subcutaneous cotton-pellet implantation in rats, Antiinflammatory activity was retained in the methanolic fractions of the plant extract and was comparable to that of a 5 mg/kg dose of hydrocortisone sodium succinate. Activity was attributed to the high content of biologically active steroids in the plant, of which withaferin A is known to be a major component.
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