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  Ethanolic Root Extract of Jatropha curcas L. Ameliorates Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain in Rats

  By Elvis Ofori Ameyaw, Phyllis Elsie Owsu Agyei, Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Kwesi Antwi Koranteng, Samuel Kyei

  Abstract: Jatropha curcas is a plant used in various parts of the world as food, medicine for pain and biofuel. The present study investigated the potential analgesic properties of ethanolic root extract of J. curcas on paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain in rats. Neuropathic pain was induced in rats with paclitaxel. Cold allodynia was measured with cold water at 4.5 °C. Mechanical hyperalgesia was measured in the Randall-Sellito test and thermal hyperalgesia evaluated …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 10–15 Read article →