ANTI - INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF SIDDHA PREPARATION KANDU PAARANGI CHOORANAM (Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke POWDER)

Priyadharshini; Jenefa Rose Priya. T

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

ANTI - INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF SIDDHA PREPARATION KANDU PAARANGI CHOORANAM (Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke POWDER)

Priyadharshini, Jenefa Rose Priya. T

Abstract :

Objective

To evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the aqueous extract of Chooranam (root powder) of Kandupaarangi (Pygmaeopremna herbacea (Roxb.) Moldenke), a Siddha formulation.

Method

Pygmaeopremna herbacea of the family Verbenaceae is a small shrub with its knot roots, grown in many types of grassland and also in various parts of India. The plant roots have been used in the treatment of sinusitis, various respiratory ailments, pyrexia, chronic rheumatic disorders etc. The present study intended at the evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of the aqueous extracts of the root powder by in vivo method estimated on the Carrageenan induced paw oedema.

Result

The method showed significant (p < 0.01) anti-inflammatory property of the different concentration of extracts tested with 63.75% as the highest inhibition.

Conclusion

The aqueous extract of KandupaarangiChooranam(AEKC) at the concentration of 400 mg/kg showed potent activity, compared with the standard drug Diclofenac sodium.