Curcuma caesia (Family: Zingiberaceae) is being used in traditional medicine for the treatment of severe bronchitis and asthma. So the aim of study was to evaluate antiasthmatic activity of various extracts of curcuma caesia rhizomes to validate its traditional use. In the present study petroleum ether, ethanol and water extract of Curcuma caesia rhizomes at the doses of 25-100 mg/kg i. p. was evaluated for antiasthmatic activity using milk induced leucocytosis in mice. The results of present investigation showed that the ethanol extract of Curcuma caesia rhizomes at (25-100 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly decreases milk induced leucocytosis in mice in a dose dependent manner when compared to petroleum ether, water extract and control group. It can be concluded that the ethanol extract of Curcuma caesia (CCEE) may be used in management of asthma.
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