Analgesic activity of Calotropis gigantea flower

Fitoterapia. 2007 Jan;78(1):40-2. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2006.09.023. Epub 2006 Sep 26.

Abstract

The alcoholic extract of the flowers of Calotropis gigantea was administered orally and explored for its analgesic activity in chemical and thermal models in mice. In acetic acid induced writhing test, an inhibition of 20.97% and 43.0% in the number of writhes was observed at the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg, respectively. In the hot plate method the paw licking time was delayed. The analgesic effect was observed after 30 min of dose administration which reached its maximum after 90 min.

MeSH terms

  • Acetic Acid
  • Administration, Oral
  • Analgesics / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics / pharmacology*
  • Analgesics / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Calotropis*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Flowers
  • Hot Temperature
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Pain / chemically induced
  • Pain / prevention & control*
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Plant Extracts
  • Acetic Acid