EVALUATION OF SOME PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF EUGENIA-UNIFLORA L

In view of the extensive use of Eugenia uniflora in folk medicine, dif ferent extracts of dried and fresh leaves of the plant were assayed to test its possible pharmacological activities. The infusion of fresh l eaves had a highly significant anti-inflammatory effect when administe red p.o. to rats 1 h before subplantar injection of carrageenin. The i nfusion increased the pentobarbital sleeping time and also had an effe ct on intestinal transit, and had no acute toxic effect. No analgesic or antimicrobial activities were observed with any of the extracts use d.