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Pharmacological study on piperine

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Systematic pharmacological studies on piperine have revealed that this compound elicited diverse pharmacological activities; CNS depressant activity characterized by antagonism against electroshock seizure and by muscle relaxant activity in mice; antipyretic activity in typhoid vaccinated rabbits; analgesic activity as evaluated by tail-clip pressure and writhing syndrome in mice; antiinflammatory activity in carrageenin-induced edema in rats.

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    Eun Bang Lee, Kuk Hyun Shin & Won Sick Woo

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Lee, E.B., Shin, K.H. & Woo, W.S. Pharmacological study on piperine. Arch. Pharm. Res. 7, 127–132 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02856625

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