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JOURNAL OF YOUNG PHARMACISTS
Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 365-368Publisher
INPHARM ASSOC, PHCOG NET
DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.71627
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Analgesic; antioxidant; aqueous extract; Cucumis sativus
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The aqueous fruit extract of Cucumis sativus L. was screened for free radical scavenging and analgesic activities. The extract was subjected to in vitro antioxidant studies at 250 and 500 mu g/ml and analgesic study at the doses 250 and 500 mg/kg, respectively. The free radical scavenging was compared with ascorbic acid, BHA (Butylated hydroxyl anisole), whereas, the analgesic effect was compared with Diclofenac sodium (50 mg/kg). The C. sativus fruit extract showed maximum antioxidant and analgesic effect at 500 mu g/ml and 500 mg/kg, respectively. The presence of flavonoids and tannins in the extract as evidenced by preliminary phytochemical screening suggests that these compounds might be responsible for free radical scavenging and analgesic effects.
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