Pharmacological Study on Piperine

  • Lee, Eun-Bang (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Shin, Kuk-Hyun (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Woo, Won-Sick (Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1984.12.01

Abstract

Systematic pharmacological astudies on pipeline have revealed that this compound elicited diverse pharmacological activities; CNS depressant activity characterized by antagonism against electo shock seizure and by muscle relaxant activity in mice; antipyretic activity in tyyhoid vaccinated rabbits; analgesic activity as evaluated by tail-clip pressure and writhing syndrome in mice; antiinflammatory activity in carrageenin-induced edema in rats.

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