PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY OF CUSCUTA REFLEXA IN RATS

In present study, the antipyretic activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts fromCuscuta reflexa Roxb. (Cuscutaceae) was evaluated using Brewer’s yeast inducedpyrexia in rats. Both the extracts at 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight dose significantly (p< 0.05) reduced the increased rectal temperature. T...

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Main Authors: Bodhisattva Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research
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