Authors: Choi, Eunmi; Koo, Sungja

Source: Food and Agricultural Immunology, Volume 16, Number 1, March 2005 , pp. 29-39(11)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

Abstract:

The ethanol extract of potato tubers ( Solanum tuberlosum L.) has been evaluated for antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities in mice. The acute treatment of mice with an ethanolic extract from the potato tuber at doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg, by oral administration, produced a significant anti-nociceptive effect in the acetic acid-induced writhing, formalin-induced pain licking and hot plate-induced pain. Also, the ethanolic extract of potato tubers significantly inhibited both carrageenan- and formalin-induced inflammation in mice as well as arachidonic acid-induced ear edema in mice. These inhibitions were statistically significant ( p

Keywords: Solanum tuberosum; analgesia; anti-inflammatory effect

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540100500064320

Affiliations: 1: Department of Food & Nutrition, Kyung-hee University, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul, Korea

Publication date: 2005-03-01

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