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Objectives Blend of seeds and leaves of Picralima nitida herein referred to as West African Durand powder (WDP) was investigated for antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties. Methods Acute toxic effect of the aqueous extract was evaluated in mice of both sexes. Antinociceptive effect of WDP
A preliminary pharmacological screening of the methanolic extract of Picralima nitida fruit was carried out. The extract showed potent and dose-dependent anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and anti-malarial activities. Given intraperitoneally, it inhibited carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema with IC50 of
Pseudo-akuammigine, an alkaloid from Picralima nitida seed extract was investigated for anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions using the carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema and the rat tail flick. The alkaloid, at 1.0, 5.0 and 50 mgkg(-1)(,) dose-dependently inhibited the mean maximal paw swelling
Dermal and acute toxicity evaluation of the basic alkaloidal fraction of the stem bark of Picralima nitida, which has been shown to have pronounced activity against causative organisms of dermatomycosis in man, was carried out in animals. Acute intraperitoneal toxicity tests showed a dose-dependent
Picralima nitida Durand and Hook, (fam. Apocynaceae) is a West African plant with varied applications in African folk medicine. Various parts of the plant have been employed ethnomedicinally as remedy for fever, hypertension, jaundice, dysmenorrheal, gastrointestinal disorders and malaria. In order