Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential of the Citrus decumana L. peel extract

Inflammopharmacology. 2009 Oct;17(5):267-74. doi: 10.1007/s10787-009-0015-y. Epub 2009 Sep 19.

Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential of Citrus decumana peel extract. Antioxidant activity of Citrus decumana peel extract in four solvent systems was evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH(.)) and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) radical scavenging methods. Ethyl acetate peel extract of Citrus decumana (EtCD) was studied for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities at a dose level of 100, 200 and 300 mg/kg. Anti-inflammatory activity was performed using carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats. Analgesic activity was evaluated for its central and peripheral pharmacological actions in mice. EtCD showed significant antioxidant activity in a dose-dependent manner when compared with ascorbic acid. EtCD at the dose of 300 mg/kg produced significant decrease in paw volume and pain when compared with reference drug diclofenac and morphine, respectively. The Citrus decumana peel extract may be useful as a natural antioxidant in the treatment of inflammation and pain.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics / isolation & purification
  • Analgesics / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / administration & dosage
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology*
  • Ascorbic Acid / pharmacology
  • Citrus / chemistry*
  • Diclofenac / pharmacology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Inflammation / drug therapy
  • Inflammation / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Morphine / pharmacology
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Pain / physiopathology
  • Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Solvents / chemistry

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Plant Extracts
  • Solvents
  • Diclofenac
  • Morphine
  • Ascorbic Acid