Touaibia, M.Chaouch, F.z.2020-10-212020-10-212015-01-01Articale in Journal of fundamental and Applied Sciences Vol. 07 N. 011112-9867http://dspace.univ-eloued.dz/handle/123456789/7232Articale in Journal of fundamental and Applied Sciences Vol. 07 N. 01This work aims at evaluating the anti-inflammatory activity of an endemic species ofthe central sahara: MyrtusnivelleiBatt&Trab. The methanolic extract of this plant was extracted by Soxhlet apparatus and concentrated under reduced pressure using a rotary evaporator. In the carrageenan-induced paw edematest, five different groups of mice were established and the extract was administered orally in three different doses. The dose of 400 mg/kg was able to reduce significantly the paw edema with a comparable effect to that observed with Diclofenac (positive control).This is the first report to demonstrate a significant anti-inflammatory activity of the methanolic extract prepared from Myrtusnivellei.enAnti-inflammatoy activity; MyrtusnivelleiBatt & Trab; methanolicextract; paw edema.Article