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Arthritis
Reports summarize arthritis research from University of Maryland
April 21st, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Ethnopharmacological relevance: The herbal formula Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (HLXL) and its modifications have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for about one hundred years to alleviate pain and inflammation. To investigate the effects of HLXL on complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced multiple-joint arthritis in rats." "Male Lewis rats, 190-210 g, were immunized subcutaneously at the base of the tail with 200 mu l of heat-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mineral oil (5 mg/ml). HLXL (2.30 and 4.60 g/kg) or vehicle control (n = 8 per group) was administered orally (i.g.) once a day between days 16 and 25 post-CFA...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-21)
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