?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Study+on+Ajuga+bracteosa+wall+ex.+Benth+for+analgesic+activity&rft.creator=Akriti+Pal+%2C+RS+Pawar%2C+Int+J+Cur+Bio+Med+Sci.+&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.description=Ethnopharmacological+relevance%3A+Ajuga+bracteosa+wall+ex.+Benth+(Labiatae)+is+traditionally+used+medicine+in+the+treatment+of+malaria+and+gout.+The+plant+is+substitute+of+cinchona.+Its+allied+species+Ajuga+Parviflora+is+also+found+sporadically.+In+Ayurvedic+prepration+the+aqueous+extract+of+the+leaves+part+showed+diuretic+activity.+Aim+of+the+study%3A+The+present+study+was+carried+out+to+investigate+analgesic+activity+of+Ajuga+bracteosa+wall+ex.+Benth+aerial+part+extracts.+Materials+and+methods%3A+A.+bracteosa%2C+a+widespread+medicinal+plant+traditionally+used+in+the+disease%2C+was+collected+from+Hamirpur+district+of+Himachal+Pradesh.+Aerial+part+was+extracted+with+petroleum+ether%2C+chloroform%2C+methanol%2C+ethanol+and+water.+Analgesic+activity+of+these+extracts+was+assessed+in+swiss+albino+mice+with+acetic+acid-induced+writhing+test+and+tail+immersion+test.+Results%3A+At+the+doses+used+(200+and+400+mg%2Fkg%2C+i.p.)+chloroform+and+water+extracts+showed+significant+and+dose-dependent+analgesic+effects.%0D%0AConclusion%3A+Our+results+indicate+that+extracts+Ajuga+bracteosa+wall+ex.+Benth+obtained+from+demonstrate+an+analgesic+effect+probably+mediated+by+opioid+receptors.%0D%0A&rft.publisher=CurrentSciDirect+Publications&rft.date=2011-04-30&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7313%2F1%2FA_Study_on_Ajuga_bracteosa_wall_ex._Benth_for_analgesic_activity.pdf&rft.identifier=++Akriti+Pal+%2C+RS+Pawar%2C+Int+J+Cur+Bio+Med+Sci.+++(2011)+A+Study+on+Ajuga+bracteosa+wall+ex.+Benth+for+analgesic+activity.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7313%2F