Screening of Anti-inflammatory Potential of Some Tradition Indian Medicinal Plants

The present study was aimed to the pharmacological screening some traditional Indian medicinal plants for its anti-inflammatory activity. The methanolic and aqueous extracts of leaves of Moringa oleifera and Ocimum gratissimum were taken and evaluated for their anti-inflammatory potential using carrageenan induced hind paw edema method. The methanolic and aqueous extracts of Ocimum gratissimum reduced the carrageenan induced rat paw edema by 61.25 % and 36.25 % respectively on oral administration of 100 mg / kg body wt., while the methanolic and aqueous extracts of Moringa oleifera reduced the edema induced by carrageenan by 60.00 % and 33.75 % respectively on oral administration of 500 mg / kg body wt., as compared to the untreated control group. Diclofenac sodium at 100 mg / kg body wt. inhibited the edema volume by 75.00 % (p<0.05).