Evaluation of anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities of Thymus serphyllum Linn. in mice.
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The present study was conducted to evaluate the analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities of Thymus serphyllum Linn. in mice. Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated by carrageenan and egg albumin induced paw edema in mice, while analgesic activity was assessed using formalin induced paw licking and acetic acid induced abdominal writhing in mice. For determination of antipyretic activity, pyrexia was induced by subcutaneous injection of 20% yeast. All the extracts produced significant anti-inflammatory effect however, ether extract produced maximum effect 34% inhibition (p < 0.001) against carrageenan and 22% (p < 0.01) inhibition against egg albumin induced paw edema in mice at the end of 3 h. Ether extract produced prominent analgesic effect 77% (p < 0.001) inhibition in acetic acid induced abdominal writhing and 59% inhibition in formalin induced paw licking model in mice, respectively. Ether extract also demonstrated significant (p < 0.001) antipyretic activity against yeast induced pyrexia. The plant showed no sign of toxicity up to the dose of 2000 mg/kg in mice. This study supports the use of Thymus serphyllum in traditional medicine for inflammation accompanied by pain and fever.
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| Authors | Alamger, Uzma Mazhar, Muhammad Naveed Mushtaq, Hafeez Ullah Khan, Safirah Maheen, Muhammad Nasir Hayat Malik, Taseer Ahmad, Fouzia Latif, Nazia Tabassum, Abdul Qayyum Khan, Haseeb Ahsan, Wasim Khan, Ibrahim Javed, Haider Ali |
| Journal | Acta poloniae pharmaceutica (Acta Pol Pharm) 2015 Jan-Feb Vol. 72 Issue 1 Pg. 113-8 ISSN: 0001-6837 [Print] Poland |
| PMID | 25850206 (Publication Type: Journal Article) |
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