ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF CLERODENDRUM PHLOMIDIS STEM BARK

摘要

The ethanol extract of the dried bark of Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn were prepared and evaluated for their analgesic activity. Both Eddy's hot plate and tail immersion models were used for the evaluation of analgesic activity in albino rats. The activity was found to be dose dependent. Pentazocine (5 mg/kg) was used as reference drug, overall result of this study suggest that the extract possesses significant analgesic activity.