Evaluation of analgesic and anti inflammatory activity of Pimpinella anisum fixed oil extract
INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, vol.83, no.8, pp.840-843, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 83 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 2006
- Journal Name: INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.840-843
- Ankara University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Pimpinella anisum is a member of the Umbelliferae and is found in the northeastern Anatolia (Zeybek, 1960). In Turkish folk medicine, Pimpinella species have several uses such. as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, appetizing, hypnotic, antispasmodic, expectorant,. antibacterial and hepato-protective. Seeds of P. anisum contains 1.5 - 2.0 % essential oil, 10-20 % fixed oil, 18 % protein.