ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF MORINDA UMBELLATA BY MEMBRANE STABILIZATION METHOD

Authors

  • J.N. DHARSANA Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pariyaram Medical College, Kannur-670503, Kerala, India.
  • DR. SR. MOLLY MATHEW Principal, Malik Deenar College of Pharmacy, Kasargode-Pin 671321, Kerala.

Keywords:

Morinda umbellata, Rubiaceae, Anti-inflammatory, HRBC membrane stabilization.

Abstract

To evaluate the preliminary phytochemical and anti-inflammatory activities of various extracts of Morinda umbellata. Morinda umbellata (Family-Rubiaceae) commonly known as Ney-Valli   in Malayalam, found in Southern Western Ghats. The present study aimed at preliminary evaluation of phytochemical and anti- inflammatory study of ethanol and aqueous extracts of Morinda umbellata by in vitro HRBC membrane stabilizing activity. Ethanol and aqueous extracts of Morinda umbellata were found to have significant anti-inflammatory activity. The ethanol and aqueous extract of Morinda umbellata showed potent anti-inflammatory activity when comparing with the standard drug Indomethacin, perhaps due to the presence of secondary metabolites like alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids, phenols and saponins. 

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31.03.2015

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J.N. DHARSANA, & DR. SR. MOLLY MATHEW. (2015). ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF MORINDA UMBELLATA BY MEMBRANE STABILIZATION METHOD. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 6(1), 349–353. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/3909

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Volume 6, Issue 1, 2015

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