Phytochemical and Anti-Inflammatory Studies of Ethanol Extract of Terminalia macroptera Guill. & Perr. (Combretaceae) Stem Bark in Rats and Mice

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dc.contributor.authorsalawu, Kayode
dc.contributor.authorUsman, S. O
dc.contributor.authorAgunu, Abdulkarim
dc.contributor.authorAtuwa, Soliu
dc.contributor.authorHassan, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-17T14:30:49Z
dc.date.available2019-10-17T14:30:49Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background: Terminalia macroptera Guill. & Perr. (Combretaceae) is a flowering plant used traditionally for the treatment of various disease conditions including hepatitis, dysentery, piles, edema, fever, gastritis, as aphrodisiac, applied to sprains and as a cleanser for washing sores. The aim of the work was to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative phytochemical properties and anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanol extract of T. macroptera stem bark. Material and Methods: Preliminary phytochemical screening and quantification was carried out on the extract using standard phytochemical methods. The ethanol stem bark extract was screened using the carrageenan induced rat paw edema model, and xylene induced edema model in mice at doses of 50, 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg doses orally. Lorke’s method was used to study the acute oral toxicity effect. Results: Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, saponins, and alkaloids. The total phenolic and flavonoid content of the extract were 164.8±10.37 (GAE/g of dried extract mg/g) and 193.6±6.37 (QE mg/g) respectively. The result showed that the extract produced a significant (p<0.05) dose independent inhibition with the maximum inhibition (89.93%) observed at 30 minutes at 50 mg/kg in the carrageenan induced edema and (49.5%) at 400 mg/kg in xylene induced models. No toxic effect was observed at 4.0g/kg of the extract in rats. Conclusion: The study showed that the ethanol stem bark extract is a good source of various phytochemicals that could be responsible for the observed anti-inflammatory activity of the plant.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2706
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical Researchen_US
dc.subjectTerminalia macropteraen_US
dc.subjectAnti-inflammatoryen_US
dc.subjectPhytochemicalen_US
dc.subjectCarrageenanen_US
dc.titlePhytochemical and Anti-Inflammatory Studies of Ethanol Extract of Terminalia macroptera Guill. & Perr. (Combretaceae) Stem Bark in Rats and Miceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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