Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Babassu Oil and Development of a Microemulsion System for Topical Delivery

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(a) Topical and (b) systemic anti-inflammatory activity of babassu oil in PMA-induced ear edema. Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM and analyzed by ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test with set at 0.05. Different letters show statistical differences between groups (). (−) Negative control (acetone); babassu oil (μL/ear in (a)) and (mg/kg, p.o. in (b)); (LA) lauric acid (mg/ear); (Dexa) dexamethasone (mg/ear), and (Indo) indomethacin (mg/kg, p.o.).

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