Profile Pic of Dr. Salman Ahmed Dr. Salman Ahmed

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of phaseolus vulgaris l. fixed oil in rodents

  • Authors Details :  
  • Salma,  
  • Sadia Ghousia Baig,  
  • Muhammad Mohtasheem Ul Hasan,  
  • Salman Ahmed,  
  • Syeda Anum Fatima

Journal title : Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences

Publisher : Set Publishers

Print ISSN : 1814-8085

Page Number : 174-179

Journal volume : 14

380 Views Original Article

The seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris are known as common beans or kidney beans. The dry seeds are eaten as pulse and are enriched with protein, fiber, starch, B vitamins (B1, B6, B9), iron, potassium and selenium. Beans also contain about 1-2 % of fixed oil. Phaseolus vulgaris is linked to anticancer, antihyperlipidemic, hypoglycemic, and antioxidant actions. The fixed oil of Phaseolus vulgaris (PVFO) seeds is extracted with hexane and used in this study to assess acute oral toxicity, analgesic (by acetic acid-induced writhing, hot plate and tail flick tests in mice) and antiinflammatory (by carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats) actions. Four groups were made (n=6): Group-I: Normal Saline Control (2ml/kg), Group-II: PVFO (2ml/kg), Group-III: PVFO (4ml/kg) and Group-IV: Standard Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA 300 mg/kg). PVFO in 2ml/kg and 4ml/kg doses demonstrated analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities, but in hot plate, results were unreliable as significant activity started after 90 minutes. A 5ml/kg dose was administered orally in mice for a toxicity test, and no toxicity symptoms were observed. Therefore, PVFO is safe for oral use up to 5ml/kg and may possess analgesic and anti-inflammatory actions.

Article DOI & Crossmark Data

DOI : https://doi.org/10.6000/1927-5129.2018.14.26

Article Subject Details


Article Keywords Details



Article File

Full Text PDF

Article References

  • (1). Romero-Arenas O, Damian Huato MA, Rivera Tapia JA, Baez Simon A, Huerta Lara M and Cabrera Huerta E. The nutritional value of Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and its importance for feeding of rural communities in Pueblo-Mexico. Int Res J Biol Sci 2013; 2(8): 59-65.
  • (2). Wani IA, Sogi DS, Wani AA, Gill BS, Shivhare US. Physico-chemical properties of starches from Indian Kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars. Int J Food Sci Technol 2010; 45: 2176-85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02379.x
  • (3). Roman-Ramos R, Flores-Saenz JL, Alarcon-Aguilar FJ. Antihyperglycemic effect of some edible plants. J Ethnopharmacol 1995; 48(1): 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-8741(95)01279-M
  • (4). Pari L and Venkateswaran S. Effect of an aqueous extract of Phaseolus vulgaris on plasma insulin and hepatic key enzymes of glucose metabolism in experimental diabetes. Pharmazie 2003; 58(12): 916-19.
  • (5). Hayat I, Ahmad A, Masud T, Ahmed A & Bashir S. Nutritional and Health Perspectives of Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): An Overview, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2014; 54 (5): 580-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2011.596639
  • (6). Siddiq M, Ravi R, Dolan KD. Physical and functional characteristics of selected dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) flour. LWT-Food Sci Technol 2010; 43: 232-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2009.07.009
  • (7). Kutos T, Golob T, Kac M, Plestenjak A. Dietary fibre content of dry and processed beans. Food Chem 2003; 80: 231-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00258-3
  • (8). Costa GEA, Queiroz-Monici KS, Reis SMPM, Oliveira AC. Chemical composition, dietary fibre and resistant starch contents of raw and cooked pea, common bean, chickpea and lentil legumes. Food Chem 2006; 94: 327-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.11.020
  • (9). Beninger CW, Hosfield GL. Antioxidant activity of extracts, condensed tannin fractions, and pure flavonoids from Phaseolus vulgaris L. seed coat color genotypes. J Agric Food Chem 2003; 51: 7879-83. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0304324
  • (10). Choung MG, Choi BR, An YN, Chu YH, Cho YS. Anthocyanin profile of Korean cultivated kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). J Agric Food Chem 2003; 51: 7040-43. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0304021
  • (11). Granito M, Palolini M, Perez S. Polyphenols and antioxidant activity of Phaseolus vulgaris stored under extreme conditions and processed. LWT- Food Sci Technol 2008; 41: 994-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2007.07.014
  • (12). Lin LZ, Harnly JM, Pastor-Corrales MS, Luthria DL. The polyphenolic profiles of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Food Chem 2008; 107: 399-410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.08.038
  • (13). Mabaleha MB, YeboahSO. Characterization and compositional studies of the oils from some legume cultivars, Phaseolus vulgaris, grown in Southern Africa. J Am Oil Chem Soc 2004; 81: 361-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-004-0907-6
  • (14). Cristiane RS, Câmara CAU, Vicki S. Pinto Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a functional food: Implications on human health: Review, Agriculture 2013; 3: 90-111. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture3010090
  • (15). Fernandes MF, Mutch DM, Leri F. The relationship between fatty acids and different depression-related brain regions, and their potential role as biomarkers of responses to antidepressants. Nutrients 2017; 9(3): 298-339. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030298
  • (16). Bazinet RP, Laye S. Polyunsaturated fatty acids and their metabolites in brain function and disease. Nat RevNeurosci 2014; 15: 771-85. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3820
  • (17). Gow RV, Hibbeln JR. Omega-3 fatty acid and nutrient deficits in adverse neurodevelopment and childhood behaviors. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2014; 23: 555-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2014.02.002
  • (18). Hussain G, Schmitt F, Loeffler JP, Gonzalez de Aguilar JL. Fatting the brain: A brief of recent research. Front Cell Neurosci 2013; 7: 144-82. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2013.00144
  • (19). Singh S, Nair V, Jain S, Gupta YK. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of plant lipids containing ?-linolenic acid. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 2008; 46: 453-56.
  • (20). Teff KL, Rickels MR, Grudziak J, et al. Antipsychotic-induced insulin resistance and postprandial hormonal dysregulation independent of weight gain or psychiatric disease. Diabetes 2013; 62(9): 3232-40. https://doi.org/10.2337/db13-0430
  • (21). Queiroz-Monici K, Costa G, Da SN, Reis S, De OA. Bifidogenic effect of dietary fiber and resistant starch from leguminous on the intestinal microbiota of rats. Nutrition 2005; 21: 602- 09. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2004.09.019
  • (22). Heimler D, Vignolini P, Dini M, Romani A. Rapid tests to assess the antioxidant activity of Phaseolus vulgaris L. dry beans. J Agric Food Chem 2005; 53: 3053-56. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf049001r
  • (23). Hangen L, Bennink M. Consumption of Black Beans and Navy Beans (P. vulgaris) reduced azoxymethane-induced colon cancer in rats. Nutrition and Cancer 2002; 44 (1): 60-65. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327914NC441_8
  • (24). Stephen MB, Matthew EB, Thomas EW, Betty YS, Steven E, Carol H. Estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities of phytolexins from rea kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). J Agric Food Chem 2011; 59(1): 112-20. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf102255u
  • (25). Madhu D, Ramica S. Antidepressant activity of aqueous extract of Phaseolus vulgaris (black bean) in rodent models of depression.Int J Nutri Pharmacol Neurolog Dis 2014; 4(2): 118-24. https://doi.org/10.4103/2231-0738.129603
  • (26). Pradeep Kumar MR, Joshi SD, Kulkarni VH. Evaluation of antibacterial and antitubercular activity of Phaseolus vulgaris Linn., seeds. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences 2014; 5(3): 219- 24.
  • (27). Pradeepkumar MR, Joshi SD, Kulkarni VH, Chetan S. Phytochemical screening and evaluation of analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of Phaseolus vulgaris Linn., seeds in rodents. J App Pharm Sci 2015; 5 (06): 66-9. https://doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2015.50610
  • (28). Ritter AM, Domiciano TP, Verri Jr WA, Zarpelon AC, da Silva LG, Barbosa CP,Bersani-Amado CA. Antihypernociceptive activity of anethole in experimental inflammatory pain. Inflammopharmacology 2013; 21(2): 187-197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-012-0152-6
  • (29). Shipton EA. Pain: Acute and chronic. 2nd ed. New york: Oxford university press1999.
  • (30). Dewan SMR, Amin MN, Adnan T, Uddin SMN, Shahid-Ud-Daula AFM, Sarwar G, Hossain MS. Investigation of analgesic potential and in vitro antioxidant activity of two plants of Asteraceae family growing in Bangladesh. J Pharm Res 2013; 6: 599-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopr.2013.05.016
  • (31). Schenone S, Brullo C, Bruno O, Bondavalli F, Ranise A, Filippelli W, Falcone G. New 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives endowed with analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities. Bio org Med Chem 2006; 14: 1698-1705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2005.10.064
  • (32). Ismail SM, Rao SKRS, Bhaskar M. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of Boswelliaserrataon carrageenan induced paw edema in albino Wistar rats. Int J Res Med Sci 2016; 4(7): 2980-6. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20161989
  • (33). Ashika VP, Sachin VS, Vaishali YL, Yogesh AK. Acute toxicity study and anti-nociceptive activity of Bauhinia acuminate Linn. leaf extracts in experimental animal models. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2018; 97: 60-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2017.10.087
  • (34). Orhan I, Kupeli E, Sener B, Yesilada E. Appraisal of antiinflammatory potential of the clubmoss, Lycopodium clavatum L. J Ethnopharmacol 2007; 109 (1): 146-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2006.07.018
  • (35). OECD. Guidance Document on Acute Oral Toxicity. Environmental Health and Safety Monograph Series on Testing and Assessment 2000; No: 24.
  • (36). Koster R, Anderson M, De Beer EJ. Acetic acid for analgesic screening. Fed Proc 1959; 18: 418-20.
  • (37). D’ Amour FE, Smith DL. A method for determining loss of pain sensation. J Pharmacol ExpTher 1941; 72: 74-8.
  • (38). Eddy NB, Leimbach D. Synthetic analgesics. II. Dithienylbutenyl- and di thienl butyl amines. J Pharmacol ExpTher 1953; 107: 385-93.
  • (39). Winter CA, Risley EA, Nuss GW. Carrageenan induced edema in rat paw as an assay for anti-inflammatory drugs, Proc Soc Exp Bio Med 1962; 111: 544-47. https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-111-27849
  • (40). Hijazi MA, El-Mallah A, Aboul-Ela M, Ellakany A. Evaluation of Analgesic Activity of Papaver libanoticum Extract in Mice: Involvement of Opioids Receptors. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017; 3: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8935085
  • (41). Ishola OI, Esther OA, Olufunmilayo OA, Rakesh S. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of the methanol root extracts of some selected Nigerian medicinal plants. Pharm Biol 2014; 52: 1208-16. https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2014.880487
  • (42). Owoyele BV,Bakare A O. Analgesic properties of aqueous bark extract of Adansonia digitata in Wistar rats. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2018; 97: 209-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2017.10.079
  • (43). Mannan MA, Khatun A, Khan MFH. Antinociceptive effect of methanol extract of Dalbergiasissoo leaves in mice. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017; 17: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-1565-y
  • (44). Shenawy SM, Abdel-Salam OM, Baiuomy AR, Baeran SE, Arbid MS. Studies on the Anti-inflammatory and Anti-nociceptive effects of melatonin in rat. Pharmacol Res 2002; 46: 235-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1043-6618(02)00094-4
  • (45). Grela ER, Gunter KD. Fatty acid composition and tocopherolcontent of some legume seeds. Animal Feed Sci Technol 1995; 52: 325-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-8401(94)00733-P
  • (46). Ryan E, Galvin K, O’Connor TP, Maguire AR, O’Brien NM. Phytosterol, squalene, tocopherol content and fatty acid profile of selected seeds, grains, and legumes. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 2007; 62: 85-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-007-0046-8
  • (47). Déciga-Campos M, Montiel-Ruiz RM, Navarrete-Vázquez G and López-Muñoz FJ. Palmiticacid analogues exhibiting antinociceptive activity in mice. Proc West Pharmacol Soc 2007; 50: 75-7.



More Article by Dr. Salman Ahmed

Analgesic and antiemetic activity of cleome viscosa l.

The seeds of cleome viscosa are used in traditional systems of medicine for the treatment of many diseases in asia. this study evaluated fixed oil from the seeds of cleome viscosa...

Toxicity assessment of mucuna pruriens linn seeds

Plants have been used as medicine for the treatment of diseases for thousands of years. these herbal remedies, although natural, can cause some serious damaging effects on the vita...

Antiemetic activity of some aromatic plants

The current study was conducted to explore the antiemetic activity of ten aromatic medicinal plants viz., carissa carandus l. (fruits), chichorium intybus l (flowers), cinnamum tam...

Anti-emetic activity of some leguminous plants

Crude methanol extracts of the leaves of adenanthera pavonina l., peltoforum roxburghii l, prosopis cineraria l., and prosopis juliflora dc., were evaluated for anti-emetic activit...