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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 371273, 10 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/371273
Research Article

Balanophora spicata and Lupeol Acetate Possess Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities In Vivo and In Vitro

Yuh-Fung Chen,1,2 Chien Ching,2 Tian-Shung Wu,3,4,5 Chi-Rei Wu,6 Wen-Tsong Hsieh,1 and Huei-Yann Tsai1,2

1Department of Pharmacology, China Medical University, No. 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
2Department of Pharmacy, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40427, Taiwan
3College of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
4Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40427, Taiwan
5Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
6School of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan

Received 3 May 2012; Revised 6 October 2012; Accepted 9 October 2012

Academic Editor: Ke Ren

Copyright © 2012 Yuh-Fung Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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