Comparison of Anti-inflammatory Effects of Granules and Boiling Prescriptions of Xiaoerpingchuan / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the anti-inflammatory effects of different dosage forms of Xiaoerpingchuan. Methods Animal models such as mice ear-swelling induced by Dimethylbenzene, rat hindpaw edema elicited by Carrageenan, rat granuloma provoked by cotton-ball and animals were prepared for observing the anti-inflammatory effects of granules and boiling prescriptions of Xiaoerpingchuan. Results Granules prescription inhibited inflammation in all the models, boiling prescription inhibited the inflammatory action only in the model of rat hindpaw edema. Conclusion Both granules and boiling prescriptions of Xiaoerpingchuan had anti-inflammatory effects, and the former was better than the lattern in some experiments.