Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy
Keywords
Analgesic, Anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory, Bellis perennis, Carrageenan, Curcuma longa, Homoeopathic mother tinctures, Rauwolfia serpentina, Ricinus communis, Terminalia arjuna, Tribulus terresteris
Article Type
Original Article
Abstract
Objectives: The objective of present preliminary study was to assess the anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-arthritic effect of some homoeopathic mother tinctures viz. Ricinus communis (RCMT), Rauwolfia serpentina (RSMT), Bellis perennis (BPMT), Curcuma longa (CLMT), Terminalia arjuna (TAMT) and Tribulus terresteris (TTMT). Materials and Methods: Paw oedema was induced by administration of 0.1ml 1% carrageenan in normal saline into right hind paw. Degree of inflammation was evaluated according to paw swelling. Arthritis was induced by Complete Freund′s Adjuvant (CFA) injection in metatarsal footpad of Wistar albino rats. Result: Curcuma longa and Tribulus terresteris mother tinctures reduced hind paw swelling decreased the paw volume in Carrageenan treated rats. Thus, revealed potent activity against inflammation. All homoeopathic mother tinctures showed peripheral analgesic activities in hot plate induced thermal algesia in mice.
Digital Object Identifier
10.4103/0974-7168.154348
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd.
How to cite this article
Singh S, Karwasra R, Kalra P, et al. Role of homoeopathic mother tinctures in rheumatoid arthritis: An experimental study. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2015;9:42-48. doi: 10.4103/0974-7168.154348
