The analgesic evaluation of novel natural products from the Australian plant Barringtonia acutangula [ 2004 - 2005 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Ronald Quinn (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Rohan Davis ,  Prof Maree Smith

Brief description This project aims to evaluate the analgesic activity of several novel natural products that have been isolated from the Australian plant Barringtonia acutangula. An Australian Aboriginal tribe have been known to use B. acutangula aqueous bark extracts for its analgesic properties. Griffith University researchers have confirmed this biological activity in the crude aqueous bark extract. A large scale extraction and isolation process will obtain the novel compounds in sufficient quantities that will allow for their pharmacological evaluation as potential analgesic drugs.

Funding Amount $AUD 174,500.00

Funding Scheme NHMRC Development Grants

Notes Development Grant