Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of Zizyphus rugosa root barks

Abhimany Yadav and Pratiksha S

Abstract

The root barks of Zizyphus rugosa were extracted with water, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol to determine their anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities, Aqueous extract (50, 100 mg/kg) given intraperitoneally (i.p.) showed a significant and dose-dependent anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity.