[Anti-inflammatory effect of capparis spinosa in experimental animals]

The effects of both the aqueous and methanol extracts of Capparis spinosa on inflammation were investigated. Anti-inflammatory effect was evaluated by carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema method. The change in oedema volume of the rat hind paw was measured using caliper. Tow extracts have shown dose-dependent anti-inflammatory effect and dexamethasone [0.5 mg/Kg] was used as a standard drug. The aqueous extract was more potent than methanolic with tow doses 250 and 500 mg/Kg. These data indicate that anti-inflammatory efficacy depends on concentrations of effective compounds in plant extracts which affect mediators of inflammation