Antinociceptive and hypoglycemic activities of Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott in laboratory animals.

Aims: The fruit of Scindapsusofficinalisis known as Gajapeepal in Ayurveda. The folk lore claim ofS.officinalisfruits are antidiabetic, anthelmintic, antidiarrhoeal, carminative, expectorant, tonic, antip rotozoal, anticancer, sharpening hearing, cardiotonic and regulating the bowel and appetite. It is also used in dysentery, asthma, troubles of the throat, bronchitis and for many other medical conditions. Hence the present studies were undertaken to highli ght the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities of the fruit. Study Design: In this study, the ethanol extract of S.officinalis(EE0SF) was primarily evaluated through phytochemicalscreening. The compounds found in the fruit are of pharmacological interest which prompted us to focus the research on its possible analgesic and anti-diabetic activityand whether these effects are of any statistical significance. Place and Duration of Study: The research experiments were conducted in the