COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE ANTI-INFLAMMATION AND ANALGESIC ACTIVITIES OF THE CHINESE DRUG QIN JIAO, THE ROOTS OF GENTIANA MACROPHYLLA AND THREE ALLIED SPECIES
This paper reports a comparative studies on the anti-inflammation and analgesic activities of theroots of four Gentiana species used as the Chinese drug Qin Jiao', The results showed that all thesesamples have antiinflammation and analgesic activities. Among the four species, thc effects of RadixGentianae Crassicaulis is obvious. This makes clear that the effects of the Chinese drug Qin Jiao iscorrespound with the efficacy of dispel pathogenic wind and dampness, antiarthritis with severe pain.