The effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Ferula gummosa on visceral pain in mice: Experimental study

Visceral pain is unpleasant felling that Using synthetic drugs for treatment has some side effects, such as psychological dependence and blood dyscrasia and for decreasing these side effects, administration of herbal medicine can be appropriate approach. Based on existing information in traditional medicine and some recent scientific surveys, Ferula gummosa plant is one type of herbs that has different therapeutic effects of which it is possible to point to antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.The aim of this study is evaluation of palliative effect of Ferula gummosa on visceral pain.
This experimental study was done on 40 NMRI male mice. (36±4g). Mice were divided randomly into control group, positive group (flunixine), treatment 1 , treatment 2 ,treatment 3. Respectively Control group and positive group received normal salin and flunixine (2mg/kg) and also treatment groups respectively received 25, 50 ,100 mg/kg of Ferula gummosa intraperitoneally. 15minute after each injection , for visceral pain induction , mices were injected by acetic acid 0.6% (10mg/kg) and during 30 minutes, the analgesic effect was recorded by counting the number of Writing. Datas were analyzed by SPSS statistical software , One-Way ANOVA and Tukey test with the significant level of P The extracts of Ferula gummosa with 25, 50, 100 mg/kg doses in compared with negative control doesn’t induced a significant reduction in pain response (P This study confirms that Ferula gummosa had no palliative properties on visceral pain. But further studies are necessary to find out an Analgesic effect of its components.