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Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 280-287 , December 2009

Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Elephantopus tomentosus Ethanolic Extract

Mun Fei Yam
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Corresponding author. Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Lee Fung Ang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Omar Ziad Ameer
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Ibrahim Muhammad Salman
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Hesham Abdul Aziz
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Mohd. Zaini Asmawi
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Received 29 April 2009 ,Accepted 29 September 2009.

Effect of the E.tomentosus extract (EtE) and indomethacin on the carrageenan-induced hind paw edema. *p < 0.01 and †p < 0.001 from one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) against control group.

Effect of the E.tomentosus extract (EtE) and indomethacin on the carrageenan-induced hind paw edema. *p < 0.01 and †p < 0.001 from one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) against control group.
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Effects of E.tomentosus extract (EtE) and indomethacin on peritoneal capillary permeability test. *p < 0.01 and †p < 0.001 from one-way ANOVA against control group.

Effects of E.tomentosus extract (EtE) and indomethacin on peritoneal capillary permeability test. *p < 0.01 and †p < 0.001 from one-way ANOVA against control group.
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Effect of E.tomentosus extract (EtE) and indomethacin on the pain threshold of the carrageenan-induced hyperalgesia hind paw. *p < 0.05 and †p < 0.01 from one-way ANOVA against control group.

Effect of E.tomentosus extract (EtE) and indomethacin on the pain threshold of the carrageenan-induced hyperalgesia hind paw. *p < 0.05 and †p < 0.01 from one-way ANOVA against control group.
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Effect of the E.tomentosus extract (EtE) and paracetamol on the acetic acid-induced writhing test. *p < 0.05 and †p < 0.01 from one-way ANOVA against control group.

Effect of the E.tomentosus extract (EtE) and paracetamol on the acetic acid-induced writhing test. *p < 0.05 and †p < 0.01 from one-way ANOVA against control group.
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