Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Dalbergia Sissoo In Vitro and In Vivo

Dalbergia sissoo Roxb (Indian rosewood) is an important tree species belonging to the family papilionaceae. It is a medium to large‐sized, gregarious deciduous tree, attaining a height up to 30 m and a girth up to 2•5 m in a favorable climate (sub‐tropical and tropical zones). According to Champion & Seth [1], the Shisham tree is a characteristic species of Khair-sissoo (Acacia catechu‐Dalbergia sissoo) primary serial type forest of Asian subcontinent. Dalbergia sissoo is native to the plains occurs naturally at elevation of about 900m but sometime occuring up to 1500m from the Kabul River in Afghanistan through northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and into Assam. Human cultivation has greatly expanded its distribution to Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, tropical America, and Arizona in the United States. Shisham is a very hardy species and produces valuable timber and can be propagated both by seeds and vegetative parts [2].