Author(s):
Saad Touqeer, Mohammad F. Bostanudin, Salman Hamid
Email(s):
saad.touqeer@aau.ac.ae
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2026.00555 
Address:
Saad Touqeer1,2*, Mohammad F. Bostanudin1,2, Salman Hamid3
1College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112612, United Arab Emirates.
2AAU Health and Biomedical Research Center, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112612, United Arab Emirates.
3Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 19,
Issue - 9,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
The present study was conducted to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic activities of Dracaena reflexa in experimental standard models using albino rats. The results showed that the methanolic extract significantly reduce the edema induced by carrageenan within 1-hour post dosing at 400mg/kg dose level; at lower dose level of 200mg/kg the extract showed significant effect within 3 hours post dosing. In case of anti-pyretic activity, the extract showed a significant effect where it reduces fever within 1 to 2 hrs on yeast-induced pyrexia rats at all the dose levels used. Based on the presence of high phenolic and flavonoidal content in the plant extract, it can be safely presumed that the reported bioactivities are linked to the high antioxidant secondary metabolites present in the plant.
Cite this article:
Saad Touqeer, Mohammad F. Bostanudin, Salman Hamid. Evaluation of the In vivo Anti-inflammatory and Anti-pyretic Activity of Dracaena reflexa Methanolic extract in Albino Rats. Research Journal Pharmacy and Technology. 2026;19(9):3957-1. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2026.00555
Cite(Electronic):
Saad Touqeer, Mohammad F. Bostanudin, Salman Hamid. Evaluation of the In vivo Anti-inflammatory and Anti-pyretic Activity of Dracaena reflexa Methanolic extract in Albino Rats. Research Journal Pharmacy and Technology. 2026;19(9):3957-1. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2026.00555 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-19-9-1
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