<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Articles><Article><id>102</id><JournalTitle>ANTIOXIDANT, ANALGESIC AND IN-VITRO THROMBOLYTIC  ACTIVITIES OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF PEPEROMIA PELLUCIDA (L.).</JournalTitle><Abstract>The present study was undertaken to explore the antioxidant, analgesic and thrombolytic activities of the 
ethanolic extract of Peperomia  pellucida  (PP). 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) was used in determining the 
free radical scavenging activity and ascorbic acid was used as standard. The ethanolic PP extract showed antioxidant 
activity  with  IC
50  value  of  52.98%  Î¼g/  ml  where  as  ascorbic  acid  have  IC
50  value  of13.06%  Î¼g/  ml.  Analgesic 
activity  of  the  crude  extract  was  evaluated  using acetic  acid-induced  writhing model  of  pain  in  mice.  The  crude 
extract  at  200  mg/kg  and  400  mg/kg  b.w  doses  displayed  significant (p  <  0.05) reduction in  acetic acid  induced 
writhing in mice  with the effect  of 54% and 68.4% respectively  which is comparable to the standard, diclofenac 
sodium ( 83.6%). The PP extract was also found to have significant thrombolytic activity (26.23  Â±0.05%) compared 
to the effect of streptokinase (67.98  Â± 0.12%)  used as a positive control and water  (4.4Â±0.31%)used as a negative 
control. Preliminary phytochemical screening of the extract showed the presence of alkaloid,   saponin, flavonoids 
and terpenoids. The results indicated that the PP extract has moderate antioxidant, potent analgesic and thrombolytic 
activities.</Abstract><Email>shikhasultana09@yahoo.com</Email><articletype>Research</articletype><volume>6</volume><issue>1</issue><year>2016</year><keyword>Peperomia pellucida,DPPH,Antioxidant,Analgesic,Thrombolytic activities,Streptokinase</keyword><AUTHORS>Chand Sultana,A.K.Azad,Netish Kumar Kundo,Abu Bakar Siddik,Khairul Islam,Mir Imam Ibne Wahed</AUTHORS><afflication>Department of Pharmacy, Mawlana Bhasani Science and Technology University, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh,Department of Pharmacy, Bangladesh University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh,Department of Pharmacy, Mawlana Bhasani Science and Technology University, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh,Department of Pharmacy, Bangladesh University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mawlana Bhasani Science and Technology University,  Tangail-1902, Bangladesh,Department of Pharmacy, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh</afflication></Article></Articles>