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2015•West Indian Medical JournalOpen access

Investigation of the Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of the Aqueous Extract Obtained from the Bark of Guiacum Officinale (Lignum Vitae)

K. M. Williams, AS Jacob, SA Levy

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Background: The bark of Guaiacum officinale (Lignum vitae) is used in folklore practice to relieve pain and swelling associated with arthritis and gout and on this basis an aqueous extract was tested on histamine-induced oedema and pain in rats in the present study. Subjects and method: Intraperitoneal injections of aqueous lignum vitae extract (16 mg/kg and 32 mg/kg)

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Background: The bark of Guaiacum officinale (Lignum vitae) is used in folklore practice to relieve pain and swelling associated with arthritis and gout and on this basis an aqueous extract was tested on histamine-induced oedema and pain in rats in the present study. Subjects and method: Intraperitoneal injections of aqueous lignum vitae extract (16 mg/kg and 32 mg/kg)

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Background: The bark of Guaiacum officinale (Lignum vitae) is used in folklore practice to relieve pain and swelling associated with arthritis and gout and on this basis an aqueous extract was tested on histamine-induced oedema and pain in rats in the present study. Subjects and method: Intraperitoneal injections of aqueous lignum vitae extract (16 mg/kg and 32 mg/kg)

Key concepts: Medicine, Bark (sound), Analgesic, Traditional medicine, Aqueous extract, Anti-inflammatory, Pharmacology, Biology

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