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Anti-inflammatory activity of leaf extract of Verbena officinalis L
M I Calvo1, N Vilalta, A San Julián
1Institut de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie, Ecole de Pharmacie, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The anti-inflammatory activity of a 50% methanol extract of the leaves of Verbena officinalis L. was investigated on topical and oral administration. In the TPA-induced ear inflammation model, the extract showed a high reduction of edema, but in the carrageenin-induced rat paw edema the effect observed was less at the two doses employed. These results confirm the use of this plant in folk medicine as a topical anti-inflammatory, herbal drug.
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