Preliminary results of study on biological effects of Barleria lupulina Lindl. Acanthaceae

Experimental results showed that the LD50 of extract of dry leaves of Barleria lupulina Lindl. Acanthaceae is 29.871.63 g/kg. The extract in the ratio of 5 to 1 had antibacterial activities on the strains of bacteria such as: S. aureus, P. aerugrinosa, E. coli and B. subtilis. In the ratio of 2 to 1 it had a great anti-inflammatory effect in the dose of 6g/kg of body weigh. This influence is reduced at 35% after 24 hours. It also provided the relief of pain in the dose of 15g/kg of body weight during the first-15 minutes. The effect gradually decreased after 20 minutes