Purified from the roots of the plant Sinomenium acutum, sinomenine is traditionally used in China and Japan for treating rheumatism and arthritis. Previously, we have demonstrated that sinomenine possessed a broad analgesic spectrum in various chronic pain animal models and repeated
Background and aims We have previously reported that sinomenine, an alkaloid isolated from the root of the plant Sinomenium acutum, had antinociceptive effect in rodent models of acute inflammatory or neuropathic pain. As a traditional medicine, sinomenine is used in China to treat rheumatoid
Sinomenine is a principal ingredient of traditional Chinese medicine, Sinomenium Acutum, which has been reported to have various pharmacological effects including anti-rheumatism and immunomodulation. This study examined the effects of sinomenine in rats that received chronic constriction injury
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