EVALUATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF PUNICA GRANATUM PEEL
Anand Singh Chouhan*, Vinita Kushwah, Megha Jain and Vinay Jain
ABSTRACT
Extract of Pomegranate peel was used for the present project work. The Successive extract was subjected to preliminary phytochemical testing for the detection of major chemical groups. Anti- Ethanolic Inflammatory activity of plant was determined using Carregeenan induced paw edema model. Four groups of mice were prepared, each group having five mices. First group was control group. 0.1 ml of 1% Carregeenan was given to this group. Second group was given standard Indomethacin 5gm/kg. Third group was given drug 200 mg/Kg and fourth group was given 400 mg/Kg of P.Granatum peel Extract. Four readings of paw were taken using Plethysmometer. There was significant reduction in paw volume in Indomethacine standard group (p
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