What is it about?
Several drugs are use for the management of pain but they produce undesirable side effects. This plant showed potent analgesic effect in various experimental procedures. It is a useful phytotherapeutic drug for the treatment of pain. It acts both peripherally and centrally.
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Why is it important?
Our findings demonstrated that this plant has the potential to alleviate pain of both peripheral and central origin.
Perspectives
This publication is relevant and it shows that aside chemical drugs, agents from natural origin can also serve as a potential therapeutic agent
Dr Muyiwa Samuel Fageyinbo
University of Medical Sciences, Ondo/ College of Medicine, University of Lagos
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This page is a summary of: Evaluation of antinociceptive activity of Ritchiea longipedicellata (Capparaceae) leaf extract in mice, Journal of Herbs Spices & Medicinal Plants, September 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10496475.2018.1517705.
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