Ding Hou (Family: Rhizophoraceae) was evaluated for its possible anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities in different methods. At the dose of 400 mg/kg ...
Orient Pharm Exp Med (2011) 11:215–220 DOI 10.1007/s13596-011-0037-z
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of the ethanolic extract of Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou bark Hemayet Hossain & Sk. Moniruzzaman & Ishrat Nimmi & Hassan Kawsar & Akbor Hossain & Amirul Islam & Ismet Ara Jahan
Received: 8 May 2011 / Accepted: 29 September 2011 / Published online: 15 October 2011 # Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University 2011
Abstract The crude ethanolic extract of the bark of Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou (Family: Rhizophoraceae) was evaluated for its possible anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities in different methods. At the dose of 400 mg/kg body weight, the extract showed a significant anti-inflammatory activity in the carrageenan-induced oedema test in rats showing 67.72% reduction in the paw volume (P
