Kongunadu Research Journal
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): Vol 3, Iss 2, Year 2016
Articles

IN VITRO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF VACCINIUM LESCHENAULTII WIGHT. (VACCINIACEAE) - AN ENDEMIC MEDICINAL PLANT SPECIES IN NILGIRIS, THE WESTERN GHATS, INDIA

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  • Arumugasamy K,
  • Sudhakaran D,
  • Kirthika N,
  • Abdul Kaffoor H,
  • Nantha Kumar R
Arumugasamy K
PG and Research Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore.
Sudhakaran D
PG and Research Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore.
Kirthika N
PG and Research Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore.
Abdul Kaffoor H
PG and Research Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore.
Nantha Kumar R
PG and Research Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26524/krj142
Published December 30, 2016
Keywords
  • Vaccinium leschenaultii, anti-inflammatory, Indomethacin
How to Cite
K, A., D, S., N, K., H, A. K., & R, N. K. (2016). IN VITRO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF VACCINIUM LESCHENAULTII WIGHT. (VACCINIACEAE) - AN ENDEMIC MEDICINAL PLANT SPECIES IN NILGIRIS, THE WESTERN GHATS, INDIA. Kongunadu Research Journal, 3(2), 45-47. https://doi.org/10.26524/krj142

Abstract

Berries of Vaccinium species have been a source of food and pharmaceutical ingredients. The ethanol, methanol and chloroform extracts of Vaccinium leschenaultia was investigated for anti-inflammatory activity. All the extracts (150 and 300mg/kg each) were found to significantly (P<0.05) inhibit paw edema induced by carrageenan in rats. The results indicated that the methanol extract with the dose of 300mgkg-1 b.w. and the chloroform extract with the dose of 300mgkg-1 b.wt. showed maximum anti-inflammatory activity as compared to the reference drug, Indomethacin. V. leschenaultia could be used as a potential source of antiinflammatory agent.

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