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Research
4. Analgesic
and antipyretic activity of Curcuma longa rhizome extracts
in wister rats
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S. Neha, G. D. Ranvir and C.R.Jangade
Veterinary World 2(8): 304-306
Abstract
The study
was carried out to ascertain analgesic and antipyretic
activities of rhizome extracts of Curcuma
longa in Wister
rats. Both aqueous and alcoholic extracts at 100 and 200 mg/kg
by oral, single dose treatment for seven days revealed
significant difference (P<0.05, 0.01) in reaction time in terms
of analgesic activity before and after treatments which was
comparable to analgin (10 mg/kg b wt.) and were ineffective in
reversal of brewers yeast induced pyrexia. Solvent yield of
these extracts was 20 percent and color dark brown and reddish
brown with solid and semisolid consistency respectively.
Key
words: Curcuma
longa (rhizome)
extracts, yield, analgesic, antipyretic, rats, oral.
