Boerhavia repens is an important medicinal plant having application in jaundice, fever and various other disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities activities of the whole plant B. repens. The roots, stems, barks and the leaves of the plant B.repens was sun dried and extracted using methanol. The anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using the carrageen induced paw edema in rats. The crude methanolic extract at a dose of 600mg/kg showed very potent anti-inflammatory activity in carrageen induced rat paw edema model with 68.59% inhibition of paw edema after the fourth hour of study. The anti-pyretic activity was evaluated by the yeast induced pyresis method. The crude methanolic extract at both 600mg/kg and 300mg/kg dose showed significant anti-pyretic effect.
