Pistachio gum has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects

Pistachio gum has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects

The results of a study show that pistachio gum extract has acute and chronic analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.
The findings of this study conducted by Dr. Hossein Hosseinzadeh, Dr. Siavash Parvardeh, Dr. Maryam Niapour, Dr. Marjan Nasiri Asl – Researchers of Bu Ali Research Institute in Mashhad – indicate that pistachio plant has analgesic effects through opioid receptors (opioid) and opioids. Inflammatory acts.
In this study, the analgesic effects of pistachio gum extract were investigated by three methods of hot plate test, torsion test and formalin test on mice and acute anti-inflammatory effects by baseline inflammation in the ear.
The report of these researchers indicates that in the hot plate test, pistachio gum extract has shown analgesic effects and they have been able to inhibit the adverse activity of this extract by using naloxone.
It is worth mentioning that in the study of acute anti-inflammatory effect, the extract was able to prevent weight gain in mice due to local inflammation. At the end of their study, researchers emphasized the analgesic and inflammatory effects of pistachio gum extract.
Researchers have stated that the Iranian pistachio plant of the Alaleh family has several medicinal effects, including antimicrobial and antitumor effects on the stomach. have been.