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Afr. J. Tradit. Complement. Altern. Med. (Online)
; (4(2): 240-244, 2007.
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1256135
ABSTRACT
Solanum torvum is used in Cameroonian traditional medicine for the management of pain and inflammation. The present work assesses the pain-killing and anti-inflammatory properties of the aqueous extracts of Solanum torvum leaves. Acetic acid- and pressure- induced pains were reduced by this extract while carrageenan-induced inflammation was inhibited at various doses of the extract. The extract therefore has both analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties