Experimental Study of Analgesic Activity of Cajanus cajan Linn Leaves in Mice

Cajanus cajan L (fabaceae) is an important indigenous plant with a lot of traditional importance. The analgesic potency of aqueous extract of the leaves of Cajanus cajan L was investigated using animal model using writhing methods, formalin induced methods. Result showed that aq. extract of Cajanus cajan L increased pain threshold in mice using writhing methods, formalin induced methods. It is concluded that the aqueous extract of Cajanus cajan L can demonstrate strong analgesic potency comparable in a times and dose dependant manner to a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The result tends to suggest that the extracts of Cajanus cajan L leaves posses analgesic activity.