Study of Analgesic, Antipyretic and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Methanolic Extract of Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce
S H Victoria1, S Das2, H. Lalhlenmawia1,
Lutovi Phucho1, and
L Shantabi3
1. Department of Pharmacy, Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences, Zemabawk-796017, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University,Dibrugarh-786004, Assam, India
3. Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Tanhril-796012 Aizawl, Mizoram
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University,Dibrugarh-786004, Assam, India
3. Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Tanhril-796012 Aizawl, Mizoram
Abstract—The methanolic extract of Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce (200 and 400mg/kg) was evaluated for analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties in mice and rats. The extract doses of ( 200 and 400mg/kg) showed significant (p<0.01) analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activities were observed in all the experimental models tested. The extracts may be exerting its effects through central mechanisms. These findings confirms its ethnomedicinal use of the plant in the treatment of pain, fever and inflammation. The current results proved that the plant Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.). Druce traditionally used by the tribal people of Mizoram is having good potential for analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activities.
Index Terms—analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce, asteraceae
Cite: S H Victoria, S Das, H. Lalhlenmawia, Lutovi Phucho, and L Shantabi, "Study of Analgesic, Antipyretic and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Methanolic Extract of Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce," International Journal of Life Sciences Biotechnology and Pharma Research, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 27-35, July 2012.
Index Terms—analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce, asteraceae
Cite: S H Victoria, S Das, H. Lalhlenmawia, Lutovi Phucho, and L Shantabi, "Study of Analgesic, Antipyretic and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Methanolic Extract of Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce," International Journal of Life Sciences Biotechnology and Pharma Research, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 27-35, July 2012.