Studies on the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive properties of Blepharis maderaspatensis leaves

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Abimbola Sowemimo¹  Monsurat Onakoya¹  Muyiwa S. Fageyinbo¹  Titilayo Fadoju¹ 

关键词: Blepharis maderaspatensis;    Ant-inflammatory;    Antinociception;    Phenol;    Flavonoid;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2013000500016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Blepharis maderaspatensis(L.) B. Heyne ex Roth, Acanthaceae, is a procumbent or scrambling perennial herb used traditionally for treatment of snakebites, wounds, edema and gout. The anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive properties of the ethanol extract of the whole plant of B. maderaspatensis was investigated using carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats, xyleneinduced edema in mice, mouse writhing and tail clip tests respectively. The effect of the extract on inflammatory mediators, serotonin and histamine, using the most active dose (75 mg/kg) was also carried out. The results showed that the extract of B. maderaspatensis in carrageenan-induced test caused a significant inhibition (84.5%, 90 min) of paw edema at a dose of 75 mg/kg while the xylene-induced test caused a significant inhibition (62.65%) at 50 mg/kg. The histamine-induced test showed significant inhibition (90.9%, 90 min) while serotonin-induced test showed moderate inhibition (54.10%, 180 min). In the mouse writhing and tail clip tests, the extract produced a significant inhibition of 66.21% and 15.81% at 75 mg/kg, respectively. These results collectively demonstrate that the ethanol extract of B. maderaspatensis possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive properties, and this supports the ethnopharmacological use of the plant in the treatment of inflammation.

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