Molecules (Oct 2020)

A Polyphenols-Rich Extract from <i>Moricandia sinaica</i> Boiss. Exhibits Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory and Antipyretic Activities In Vivo

  • Sahar El-mekkawy,
  • Abdelaaty A. Shahat,
  • Ali S. Alqahtani,
  • Mansour S. Alsaid,
  • Mohamed A.O. Abdelfattah,
  • Riaz Ullah,
  • Mahmoud Emam,
  • Abdelaziz Yasri,
  • Mansour Sobeh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25215049
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 21
p. 5049

Abstract

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In this study, the aerial parts of Moricandia sinaica were evaluated for their in vivo analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities. The analgesic activities were examined using acetic acid-induced writhing, the hot plate test and the tail flick method. The anti-inflammatory and the antipyretic activities were evaluated using carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats and brewer’s yeast-induced pyrexia in mice, respectively. The aqueous fraction of the methanol extract (MS-3) showed to be the most bioactive among the other investigated fractions. At the dose of 500 mg/kg, the fraction (MS-3) showed a significant percentage inhibition of the carrageenan-induced edema by 52.4% (p p p M. sinaica exerts potential analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects in rats.

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