Preliminary investigation on antipyretic activity of Cuscuta Reflexa in rats

In present study, the antipyretic activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts from Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. (Cuscutaceae) was evaluated using Brewer′s yeast induced pyrexia in rats. Both the extracts at 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight dose significantly (p < 0.05) reduced the increased rectal temperature...

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Main Authors: Sanjib Bhattacharya, Bodhisattva Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research
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Online Access:http://www.japtr.org/article.asp?issn=2231-4040;year=2010;volume=1;issue=1;spage=83;epage=87;aulast=Bhattacharya