INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACY
Vol 22 No 2, 2011

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of combrang (Nicolaia speciosaHoran) stem the extract

Susilowati, Sri Sutji (Pharmacy and Medical Science, Universitas Jendral Sudirman)
Martono, Sudibyo (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara Yogyakarta 55281)
Riyanto, Sugeng (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara Yogyakarta 55281)
Nugroho, Agung Endro (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sekip Utara Yogyakarta 55281)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Apr 2011

Abstract

Long-term  goal  of  this  study  is  the  use  of  combrang  (Nicolaia  speciosa Horan)  as  an  ingredient  of  traditional  medicine  after  being  evaluated  through preclinical  testing  and  clinical  trials  both  extract  and  its  bioactive  compounds. This  study  includes  analgesic-antiinflammatory  activity  test  of  n-hexane, chloroform,  ethyl  acetate  and  methanol  extract  of combrang stem.  Analgesic test against crude extract of n-hexane, chloroform,ethyl acetate and methanol, using acetate writhing method. Antiinflammatory test using inhibition method of paw oedema by carrageenan induced on Wistar rats. Analgesic-antiinflammatory activity  compared  to  Na-diclofenac.  The  result  is  four  extracts  have  analgesic and  antiinflammatory  activity,  ethyl  acetate  extract  has  the  highest  analgesic and antiinflammatory activity.Key words: analgesics, anti-inflammatory, extract of combrang stem

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Journal Info

Abbrev

3

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy (ISSN-e: 2338-9486, ISSN-p: 2338-9427), formerly Majalah Farmasi Indonesia (ISSN: 0126-1037). The journal had been established in 1972, and online publication was begun in 2008. Since 2012, the journal has been published in English by Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas ...