Anti-nociceptive activities of medicinal plants: A Review

Medicinal plants are traditionally used in worldwide as analgesic and for treatment of inflammatory disorders. In the present review, the antinociceptive effects of plants have been discussed. Medicinal plants are gaining popularity among population due to low cost and best efficacy. Pain is symptom...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Akram, H. M Asif, Khan Usmanghani, Abdul Hamid, Allah Nawaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jinnah University for Women 2013-01-01
Series:RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science
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Online Access:http://jbas.juw.edu.pk/index.php/JBAS/article/view/39
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author Mohammad Akram
H. M Asif
Khan Usmanghani
Abdul Hamid
Allah Nawaz
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Khan Usmanghani
Abdul Hamid
Allah Nawaz
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description Medicinal plants are traditionally used in worldwide as analgesic and for treatment of inflammatory disorders. In the present review, the antinociceptive effects of plants have been discussed. Medicinal plants are gaining popularity among population due to low cost and best efficacy. Pain is symptom of various illnesses and drugs that relive pain is a subject of pharmaceutical research. Objective of this article is to document the plants having anti-nociceptive activities. Material for this review was taken mostly from textbooks & electronic journal Up to date. To collect publication PubMed, google scholars and the Cochrane database of systematic reviews was used. Some other relevant references were collected from personal database of papers on antinociceptive. A total of 76 reports on plants have been found to report such activities. While 7 reports were explained in detail, 69 plants were mentioned having activities. This review will summarize medicinal plants or their constituents with analgesic-like activity from the chemical and pharmacological perspectives. The data show that these medicinal plants have potential to treat pain and may be helpful for therapeutic purposes.
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spelling doaj.art-d4c5cecf1ba342449cd13232bfe37b6c2022-12-22T03:18:06ZengJinnah University for WomenRADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science2305-87222521-85732013-01-014139Anti-nociceptive activities of medicinal plants: A ReviewMohammad Akram0H. M Asif1Khan Usmanghani2Abdul Hamid3Allah Nawaz4University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.Jinnah University for Women, KarachiUniversity of Poonch, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.Herbion Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan.Medicinal plants are traditionally used in worldwide as analgesic and for treatment of inflammatory disorders. In the present review, the antinociceptive effects of plants have been discussed. Medicinal plants are gaining popularity among population due to low cost and best efficacy. Pain is symptom of various illnesses and drugs that relive pain is a subject of pharmaceutical research. Objective of this article is to document the plants having anti-nociceptive activities. Material for this review was taken mostly from textbooks & electronic journal Up to date. To collect publication PubMed, google scholars and the Cochrane database of systematic reviews was used. Some other relevant references were collected from personal database of papers on antinociceptive. A total of 76 reports on plants have been found to report such activities. While 7 reports were explained in detail, 69 plants were mentioned having activities. This review will summarize medicinal plants or their constituents with analgesic-like activity from the chemical and pharmacological perspectives. The data show that these medicinal plants have potential to treat pain and may be helpful for therapeutic purposes.http://jbas.juw.edu.pk/index.php/JBAS/article/view/39Anti-nociceptiveMedicinal plantsAnti-inflammatoryEfficacyLiterature review
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H. M Asif
Khan Usmanghani
Abdul Hamid
Allah Nawaz
Anti-nociceptive activities of medicinal plants: A Review
RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science
Anti-nociceptive
Medicinal plants
Anti-inflammatory
Efficacy
Literature review
title Anti-nociceptive activities of medicinal plants: A Review
title_full Anti-nociceptive activities of medicinal plants: A Review
title_fullStr Anti-nociceptive activities of medicinal plants: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Anti-nociceptive activities of medicinal plants: A Review
title_short Anti-nociceptive activities of medicinal plants: A Review
title_sort anti nociceptive activities of medicinal plants a review
topic Anti-nociceptive
Medicinal plants
Anti-inflammatory
Efficacy
Literature review
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