IN VIVO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS OF PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM LEAF EXTRACT ON CARRAGEENAN-INDUCED PAW EDEMA IN WISTAR RATS
Inflammation underlies many chronic diseases, and conventional anti-inflammatory drugs are limited by adverse effects and cost. Piliostigma reticulatum is used in African traditional medicine for inflammatory conditions, yet its leaves have not been pharmacologically evaluated. This study investigated the anti-inflamma...