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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 49-53 |
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Pharmacognostical studies and evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of Ficus bengalensis linn
VV Patil, RB Pimprikar, VR Patil
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharamacognosy, TVES's College of Pharmacy, Faizpur, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
V V Patil
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharamacognosy, TVES's College of Pharmacy, Faizpur, Maharashtra
India
DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.51879
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Pharmacognostical parameters for the leaves of Ficus bengalensis were studied with the aim of drawing the pharmacopoeial standards for this species: macroscopical and microscopical characters, physio-chemical constants, extractive values with different solvents, fluorescence analysis of dry powder, its reaction after treatment with chemical reagents under visible light, and UV light at 254 nm and 366 nm. Preliminary phytochemical studies on the Ficus bengalensis leaves were conducted. The determination of these characters will aid future investigators in their pharmacological analyses of this species. The anti-inflammatory effect of ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of ficus bengalensis were evaluated in experimental animals. We have determined the anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of the bark of Ficus bengalensis by oral administration of doses of 300 and 600 mg/kg/day of body weight to healthy animals. The extracts were studied for their anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan-induced hind paw edema in rats and the paw volume was measured plethysmometrically at 0 3h after injection. The ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts of Ficus bengalensis , significantly reduced ( P <0.05) carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats. The ethanolic and petroleum ether extracts showed a greater anti-inflammatory effect compared with the standard drug Indomethacin. The present results indicated the ethanolic extract of Ficus bengalensis exhibited more significant activity than petroleum ether in the treatment of inflammation. |
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