Analgesic Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Pentatropis Capensis and Sarcostemma Secamone K.chandrasekaran* and L.suseela

The ethanolic extract of PC and SS were screened for its analgesicactivity using both tail flick and hot plate method. The extracts in a dose of 200mg/kh significantly increased the basal reaction time which is comparable to that of standard drug pentazocine 5mg/kg . From the results it is concluded that the alcoholic extract of the plants PC and SS exhibits analgesic activity by central mechanism K.CHANDRASEKARAN Department of Pharmacognosy, S.Chanttanatha Karayalar College of Pharmacy, Tenkasi –627804 , Tamilnadu, India.