Investigation of Analgesic Activity of Roots and Flowers of Plumeria Pudica Linn.

Abstract

The plant Plumeria pudia Linn. known as Nagchampa is one of the aromatic and medicinal flowering plant family Apocynaceae is one of the species belongs to genus Plumeria. The plant is used by the tribal and rural people of our country as a source of medicine. Some of the remote peoples also used the various part of the plant in the treatment and management of various microbial and inflammations conditions. The present work was undertaken to investigate the analgesic activity of extracts of P. pudica. Results indicate that the AE possesses higher activity than other extract and found to be significant when compared with the standard drug