Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2546698 Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2009 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

Aim of the studyMagnolia ovata (A.St.-Hil.) Spreng (formerly Talauma ovata), known as “pinha-do-brejo” or “baguaçu”, is a large tree widely distributed in Brazil. Its trunk bark has been used in folk medicine against fever. However, no data have been published to support the antipyretic ethnopharmacological use. This study investigated the antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects of the ethanolic extract (EEMO), dichloromethane fraction (DCM), and the isolated compound costunolide.Materials and methodsThe antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activities were evaluated in experimental models of fever and inflammation in mice.ResultsThe oral administration of EEMO, DCM and costunolide inhibited carrageenan (Cg)-induced paw oedema (ID50 72.35 (38.64–135.46) mg/kg, 5.8 (2.41–14.04) mg/kg and 0.18 (0.12–0.27) mg/kg, respectively) and was effective in abolishing lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced fever (30 mg/kg, 4.5 mg/kg and 0.15 mg/kg, respectively). EEMO was also effective in reducing cell migration in the pleurisy model. Intraplantar injection of costunolide also reduced the paw oedema, myeloperoxidase and N-acetyl-glucosaminidase activity induced by Cg in mice.ConclusionsCollectively, these results show, for the first time, that extracts obtained from Magnolia ovata possess antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties, and costunolide appears to be the compound responsible for these effects.

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