Analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of vernonioside B2 from Vernonia condensata.

نویسندگان

  • A L Valverde
  • G L Cardoso
  • N A Pereira
  • A J Silva
  • R M Kuster
چکیده

Vernonioside B2 isolated from the methanol extract of the Brazilian herb Vernonia condensata Baker was evaluated in vivo for analgesic and antiinflammatory activities. The compound reduced writhings (93.28%) and Evans blue dye diffusion (91.80%) induced by acetic acid (0.1 N) in a dose-dependent manner.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Phytotherapy research : PTR

دوره 15 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001