PHARMACOLOGY SCREENING OF SCUTIA MYRTINA FOR ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY
Bhumika Tamrakar*, Rahul Sharma, Dr. Jagdish Chandra Rathi
ABSTRACT
Herbal medicines continue to be a major market in US pharmaceuticals and constitute a multi-billion-dollar business. Approximately 1500 botanicals are sold as dietary supplements; formulations are not subject to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical toxicity testing to assure their safety and efficacy. Fever is managed using synthetic drugs such as aspirin, paracetamol among others. Synthetic drugs are associated with many side effects. Herbal medicines form alternative therapy since they possess fewer side effects and are readily available. This study aimed to determine antipyretic potential of Hydroalcoholic leaves extract of of Scutia myrtina in albino rats. The present study indicates us with the fact that the plant extracts have noteworthy antipyretic activity due to the presence of potentially bioactive compounds in them. Our investigations also showed that the hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Scutia myrtina exerted significant antipyretic effects in a dose dependent manner.
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