Phytochemical Screening and Antipyretic activity of hydroalcoholic leaves extract of Kalanchoe Crenata

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Deena Nath Jaiswal C.K. Tyagi Prabhakar Budholiya

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Pyrexia occurs due to infection, malignancy and other diseases. Majority of the antipyretic drugs are synthetic in nature which exerts side effects such as gastric ulcer, hepatic necrosis and renal damage. The antipyretic potential of the hydro-alcoholic extracts of Kalanchoe Crenata was investigated on the yeast-induced pyrexia in albino rats. Paracetamol was used as a positive control. Rectal temperature of albino rats was verified immediately before the administration of the extracts or vehicle or paracetamol and yet again at 1-hour gap for 4 hours using a digital thermometer. The extracts were also phytochemically screened for alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides and phenols. The hydro-alcoholic extracts of plants with the dose of 500mg/kg showed significant (p<0.0001) decrease in yeast-induced pyrexia, as compared with that of set drug paracetamol (50mg/kg) where the extract dose 250mg/kg was less effective than that of standard drug (p<0.05). Phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, saponins and phenols. This study showed that hydro-alcoholic extracts of all plants under study at a dose of 500mg/kg have significant antipyretic potential in yeast-induced elevated temperature.
Keywords: Kalanchoe Crenata.,

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Jaiswal, D. N., Tyagi, C., & Budholiya, P. (2022). Phytochemical Screening and Antipyretic activity of hydroalcoholic leaves extract of Kalanchoe Crenata. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Science Archive, 10(1). Retrieved from https://ijpba.in/index.php/ijpba/article/view/265
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