Evaluation of the analgesic,sedative-anxiolytic,cytotoxic and thrombolytic potentials of the different extracts of Kalanchoe pinnata leaves

Objective:To evaluate the analgesic,neuropharmacological,cytotoxic and thrombolytic potentials of the aqueous,ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Kalanchoe pinnata leaves.Methods:At the dose of 400 mg/kg body weight,the analgesic activity of the extracts were evaluated by the acetic acid-induced writhing and formalin-induced persistent pain tests while neuropharmacological activity was evaluated by the open field,hole cross and elevated plus maze tests.The cytotoxic potential was observed by brine shrimp lethality bioassay and the thrombolytic potential was investigated by clot lysis test.Results:The aqueous extract significantly suppressed the number of writhing(96.78%)as well as the formalin-induced persistent pain on the early phase(46.92%)and on the late phase(40.98%).Again in case of hole cross and open field tests,the locomotor activity was decreased significantly(P<0.001)mostly by the ethyl acetate extract.Furthermore,the sedative-anxiolytic activity was supported by the increased percent(P<0.01)of frequency into the open arm on elevated plus maze test.Besides,the extracts showed moderate lethality and thrombolytic activity.Conclusions:The findings showed that activities are comparable to the standards and in some cases are stronger than the standards.Therefore,based on the results,it is evident that it has great analgesic and sedative-anxiolytic activity with moderate cytotoxic and thrombolytic potential.