Antinociceptive and cytotoxic activities of an epiphytic medicinal orchid: Vanda tessellata Roxb.
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Antinociceptive and cytotoxic activities of an epiphytic medicinal orchid: Vanda tessellata Roxb.
BACKGROUND Vanda tessellata (Orchidaceae) has been used in different sorts of ailments such as inflammations, rheumatism, dysentery, bronchitis, dyspepsia and fever in folk medicine. In this study we evaluated the antinociceptive and cytotoxic effect of methanol and aqueous extracts of V. tessellata leaf. METHODS Oral administration of V. tessellata aqueous (VTA) and methanol (VTM) leaf extra...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-464