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Findings from Kobe Gakuin University, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Broaden Understanding of Biological and Pharmaceutical Research

Published in Drug Week, February 11th, 2011

2011 FEB 11 -- Current study results from the report, 'The antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory action of the CHCl3-soluble phase and its main active component, damnacanthal, isolated from the root of Morinda citrifolia,' have been published. "Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae, Noni) is a traditional medicine with various pharmacological activities. We investigated if the MeOH-, CHCl(3)-and BuOH-soluble phase and its main active component, damnacanthal, isolated from the Noni root, have antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory actions in mice," scientists in Kobe, Japan report.

"The CHCl(3)-soluble phase (3 g/kg, per os (p.o.)) significantly reduced pain-related...

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