Anti-inflammatory activity of Croton cuneatus aqueous extract.

Authors :: Suárez AI
Blanco Z
Compagnone RS
Salazar-Bookaman MM
Zapata V
Alvarado C
Source :: Journal of ethnopharmacology [J Ethnopharmacol] 2006 Apr 21; Vol. 105 (1-2), pp. 99-101. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Nov 28.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: The aqueous extract of Croton cuneatus Klotz. (Euphorbiaceae), was tested for its antinociceptive effects using chemical and thermal test models in mice. Anti-inflammatory activity was determined in Sprague-Dawley rats in a model of acute plantar inflammation induced by bovine serum albumin. Croton cuneatus aqueous extract at doses of 7 mg/kg showed a significant anti-inflammatory effect compared with commonly used non-stereoidal drugs as ketoprofen, sodium diclofenac and ASA (acetylsalicylic acid).