Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of Borassus flabellife root ethanolic extract

Various medicinal plants are used in traditional system of medicine to treat various diseases and many of these plants have been evaluated for their different pharmacological activities. Borassus Flabellife is one among them. The present study was planned to investigate Antiinflammatory effect of Borassus Flabellife ethanolic extract of root. Acute inflammation was produced by injecting 0.1 ml 0f 1% suspension of carrageenan into left hind paw of rats. The change in paw volume and percentage inhibition of edema were calculated on each hour till 5 hour. Sub-Acute Inflammation was produced by cotton wool granuloma method. The weight of wet and dry cotton was recorded on 8th day after implantation of cotton pallet. The results of this study indicate the significant antiinflammatory activity of Borassus Flabellife against carrageenan induced acute inflammation and cotton wool induced sub-acute inflammation.