Open AccessAnalgesic And Anti-Inflammatory Properties Of Aqueous Extract From Leaves Of <i>Solanum torvum</i> (Solanaceae)
Author(s) -
Eugene Jamot Ndebia,
René Kamgang,
B. N. Nkeh-ChungagAnye
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
african journal of traditional complementary and alternative medicines
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2505-0044
pISSN - 0189-6016
DOI - 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i2.31214
Subject(s) - analgesic , carrageenan , aqueous extract , traditional medicine , solanaceae , inflammation , solanum , anti inflammatory , medicine , pharmacology , botany , chemistry , biology , immunology , biochemistry , gene
Solanum torvum is used in Cameroonian traditional medicine for the management of pain and inflammation. The present work assesses the pain-killing and anti-inflammatory properties of the aqueous extracts of Solanum torvum leaves. Acetic acid- and pressure- induced pains were reduced by this extract while carrageenan-induced inflammation was inhibited at various doses of the extract. The extract therefore has both analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties.