Anti-inflammatory and Antibacterial Activity of Aerial Part of Justicia gendarussa

Abstract

Justicia gendarussa is important plant for medicinal purposes and utilized from ancient periods for the treatment of pain, inflammation, higher sugar level as antibacterial  and anti-inflammatory activity The present investigation has evaluate the  Anti-inflammatory activity ofJusticia gendarussa in freund’s complete adjuvant induced arthritic rats. The antiinflammory and Antimicrobial  activity of Justicia gendarussa leaves was examined by rat’s paw edema.The active constituents’ justicidine and phyllamyricin are responsible of anti-inflammatory activity