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Planta Med 1991; 57(1): 34-37
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960011
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Antiinflammatory, Analgesic, and Antipyretic Effects of an Aqueous Extract of Erythraea centaurium

Tayfun Berkan, Levent Üstünes, Ferzan Lermioglu, Asli Özer
  • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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1989

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05 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Erythraea centaurium is a plant which is used in the treatment of various inflammatory conditions in popular medicine. The aqueous extract of the plant has been examined for its antiinflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects in several animal models. The extract exhibited antiinflammatory and antipyretic activity although no analgesic activity was observed.

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Erythraea centaurium - Gentianaceae - antiinflammatory effects - analgesic effects - antipyretic effects