Anti inflammatory activity of Folklore: Pithecellobium dulce Benth Sugumaran M.1,*, Vetrichelvan T.1, Quine S. Darlin2 1Adhiparasakthi College of Pharmacy, Melmaruvathur-603319 2School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Thanjavur-613402 *Corresponding Author E-mail: murugesansugumaran@yahoo.com
Online published on 8 April, 2013. Abstract Ethanolic and aqueous leaf extracts of Pithecellobium dulce were studied for its anti-inflammatory activity using carrageenan –induced paw edema in rats. Both extracts showed significant anti-inflammatory activity by lowering paw volume at the tested dose level. The aqueous extract showed more activity than the ethanol extract which was comparable to diclofenac sodium, a standard anti-inflammatory drug. Top Keywords Pithecellobium dulce, anti-inflammatory activity, carrageenan –induced paw edema. Top |