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Antinociceptive and gastroprotective actions of ethanolic extract from Pluchea sagittalis (Lam.) Cabrera

Publication Title: 
Journal of Ethnopharmacology

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Pluchea sagittalis, an herbaceous plant widely distributed in South America, is used in folk medicine for the treatment of digestive diseases and inflammation. AIM OF THE STUDY: This study was designed to investigate the antinociceptive and gastroprotective effects of the ethanolic extract (EE) of aerial parts from Pluchea sagittalis in rodents.

Tags: 
Abdominal Pain
Analgesics
Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Asteraceae
Behavior, Animal
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Gastric Mucosa
Gastrointestinal Agents
Inflammation
Male
Mice
Naloxone
Phytotherapy
Plant Components, Aerial
Plant Extracts
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Stomach Diseases
Author(s): 
Figueredo, Sonia Maria
do Nascimento, Francisney Pinto
Freitas, Cristina Setim
Baggio, Cristiane Hatsuko
Soldi, Cristian
Pizzolatti, Moacir Geraldo
de Ibarrola, Maria del Carmen Chellion
de Arrua, Rosa Luisa Degen
Santos, Adair Roberto Soares