Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences Pharmacological Evaluation OF Leaf Extracts OF Tragia Plukenetti R. Smith

The study was undertaken to evaluate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of Tragia plukenetii R. Smith leaf extracts using eddy’s hot plate method, undiluted fresh egg albumin induced rat paw oedema method respectively. The study comprised of four treatment groups (control, standard and test - Tragia plukenetii aqueous and methanolic leaf extract) all with six animals in each group. At the end of the study aqueous leaf extract showed significant analgesic activity when compared with methanolic leaf extract, standard and control treatment groups.