Anti-Inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic activity of Fagonia bruguieri DC in rats

Pak J Pharm Sci. 2022 Jul;35(4(Special)):1209-1213.

Abstract

Traditional medicine has employed the plant Fagonia bruguieri DC. to alleviate inflammation, fever and pain. The goal of this study was to test the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties of the methanol extract of whole plant of Fagonia bruguieri (F. bruguieri). The writhing test and Eddy's hot plate test were used to assess the analgesic potential of F. bruguieri at three different doses. Carrageenan-induced rat paw edema was applied to investigate anti-inflammatory activity, whereas antipyretic activity was estimated in Brewer's yeast induced pyrexia model. Flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, tannins and glycosides were found in F. bruguieri's phytochemical analysis. F. bruguieri at 750 mg/kg reduced writhing count by 62.23 percent, while F. bruguieri enhanced latency in Eddy's hot plate test. In carrageenan-induced edema, F. bruguieri at 750 mg/kg exhibited considerable anti-inflammatory effect (41.11 percent) after 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th hours of therapy. F. bruguieri was also found to show antipyretic properties. The anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties of F. bruguieri were confirmed in this study, which might be attributable to the presence of several phyto-constituents.

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Antipyretics* / chemistry
  • Antipyretics* / pharmacology
  • Carrageenan
  • Edema / chemically induced
  • Edema / drug therapy
  • Edema / prevention & control
  • Fever / chemically induced
  • Fever / drug therapy
  • Flavonoids / therapeutic use
  • Glycosides
  • Methanol / chemistry
  • Phytotherapy
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Rats
  • Saponins*
  • Tannins / therapeutic use
  • Zygophyllaceae*

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Antipyretics
  • Flavonoids
  • Glycosides
  • Plant Extracts
  • Saponins
  • Tannins
  • Carrageenan
  • Methanol