Antiinflammatory, Analgesic, and Antipyretic Effects of an Aqueous Extract ofErythraea centaurium
Articles > Article · 1991
Authors: Tayfun Berkan, Levent Üstünes, Ferzan Lermioglu, Asli Özer
Planta Medica, International, 1991, vol 57, pp 34-37
Summary
Erythraea centaurium is a plant which is used in the treatment of various inflammatory conditions in popular medicine. The aqueous extract of the plant has been examined for its antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects in several animal models. The extract exhibited antiinflammatory and antipyretic activity although no analgesic activity was observed.