smilax bracteata/albumin

The aqueous extract of the tuber of Smilax china L., popularly known in China as "jin gang ten", was tested for its anti-inflammatory activities in rats by egg-albumin-induced edema and anti-nociceptive effects in mice using hot-plate test and acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction test,

OBJECTIVE To study the anti-inflammations of the ethyl acetate extract of S. china on acute and chronic inflammations. METHODS The rat paw edema induced by egg-albumin, the ear edema and the foot edema of mice induced by xylene and formaldehyde, the increased vascular permeability of capillary

BACKGROUND Smilax zeylanica L.(Smilacaceae) is a climbing shrub with woody prickly stems. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the hepatoprotective effect of S. zeylanica against paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in Wistar rats. METHODS The protective effects of the methanol extract (200 and 400 mg/kg)