Evaluation Of The Pharmacological Properties Of Nutmeg Oil In Rats And Mice
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Pharmaceutical Biology
- Vol. 38 (5) , 385-390
- https://doi.org/10.1076/phbi.38.5.385.5976
Abstract
The pharmacological properties of nutmeg oil in animal models were investigated. The oil exhibited an anti-inflammatory effect on acute inflammation. An analgesic effect was produced by the oil in the acetic acid-induced writhing model and in the late phase of the formalin-induced licking. The oil showed an antipyretic activity, and antithrombotic and anti-diarrhoeal properties. Sub-acute administration of the oil produced gastric ulcerations. These data indicate that nutmeg oil showed pharmacological activities similar to those of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, in addition to anti-diarrhoeal activity.Keywords
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