Anti-inflammatory and Antitumour effects of Ethanolic Extract of Himalayan Cobra Lily- Arisaema speciosum
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Arisaema speciosum is a wild lily of family Araceae. This paper reports anti-inflammatory properties of the ethanolic extract of the corm of Arisaema speciosum .The ethanolic extract of corm of Arisaema speciosum showed in vitro cytotoxic effect against Ehrlich ascitic cells. When the extract was injected in tumour bearing mice, tumour disappeared in 40% animals. Injection of ethanolic extract also curbed the growth of the tumours and increased the survivality of the animals compared to control animals.
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