ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF WHOLE PLANT OF PERGULARIA DAEMIA LINN. IN ALBINO RATS

Pergularia daemia Linn. has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic activity and used in treatment of arthritis. Methanolic extract of leaves of Pergularia daemia Linn. reported as analgesic but anti inflammatory activity is still not reported. The effect of alcoholic, Petroleum ether, Ethyl acetate, Diethyl ether and n-Butanol extracts were tested for its anti inflammatory activity which was done by using carrageen induced rat paw odema and compared with Diclofenac Sodium in a standard dose of 15mg/kg. It was found to have some anti-inflammatory potential.