Antipyretic activity of Chloroform extracts of Geniosporum prostratum (L) Benth.
1 Pharmacologist, Dept. of P.G. Studies in Dravya Guna, National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer road, Joravar Singh gate, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 302002
2 P.G. Scholar, Dept. of P.G. Studies in Dravya Guna, National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer road, Joravar Singh gate, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India,302002
3 P.G. Scholar, Dept. of P.G. Studies in Dravya Guna, National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer road, Joravar Singh gate, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 302002
4 Lect. Dept. of P.G. Studies in Dravya Guna. National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer road, Joravar Singh gate, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 302002
5 Prof. Dept. of P.G. Studies in Dravya Guna. National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer road, Joravar Singh gate, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 302002
Corresponding Author:Gaurav Sharma
Geniosporum prostratum (L) Benth belongs to family Lamiaceae grow only in Tamil Nadu. It is traditionally used for relief from fiver. Beta sitoserol is a chemical constituent of this plant it is responsible for Antipyretic activity. It has not yet been studied antipyretic Activity. The aim of the present research work is to study the Antipyretic Activity. The chloroform extract produced significant (P < 0.05) antipyretic effect in boiled milk induced pyrexia in rabbit model. At a dose of 500 mg/kg and 1000 mg/kg body weight, temperature reduced 39.12 ± 0.14 and 39.22 ± 0.15, respectively, of elevated rectal temperature compared to aspirin (39.1 ±0.07 after 3 h).
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Sharma, G., Nagar, D. L., Shinde, D. A., Rath, D. S., & Khemani, D. N. (2012). Antipyretic activity of Chloroform extracts of Geniosporum prostratum (L) Benth.. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 2(5). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v2i5.07
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