NPPN, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco H, Ilha do Fund?o, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CEP 21941-590.
Abstract:
Vernonioside B2 isolated from the methanol extract of the Brazilian herb Vernonia condensata Baker was evaluated in vivo for analgesic and antiinflammatory activities. The compound reduced writhings (93.28%) and Evans blue dye diffusion (91.80%) induced by acetic acid (0.1 N) in a dose-dependent manner.