Open AccessPreclinical screening of phyllanthus amarus ethanolic extract for its analgesic and antimicrobial activity
Author(s) -
ShowkatHussain Bhat,
K Sundeep Hegde,
S. Chandrashekhar,
Srikar Rao,
Shyamjith Manikkoth
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.159577
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , analgesic , traditional medicine , medicine , pharmacology , hot plate , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , mechanical engineering , engineering
To discover a new agent which possesses dual property of analgesic and antimicrobial activity, thereby reducing the burden of polypharmacy. Phyllanthus amarus was screened for its analgesic and antimicrobial activities.