• Miss. Shinde Shraddha B
• Gondkar Shraddha
• Prof. H. J. Pagar

Colocasia esculenta Linn. Schott commonly called as Taro is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions belongs to the family Araceae. The present study aimed to explore the analgesic activity of ethanolic leaves extract of Colocasia esculenta Linn. Schott using Hot plate, tail immersion, and acetic acid induced writhing model in mice. Intensive investigation on phytochemical constituents was done and found the presence of alkaloid, tannin and high amount of flavonoids. In this study, ethanolic leaves extract of Colocasia esculenta Linn. Schott at the dose of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg was used and found significant (*p<0.05, **p<0.01 and ***p<0.001) analgesic activity which is highest at the dose of 400 mg/kg at reaction time 120 minutes in both hot plate and tail immersion model. The maximum inhibitory effect observed at the dose of 400 mg/kg in acetic acid induced writhing model. The present study concludes that this herbal medicine can be used as a painkiller.

Colocasia esculenta Linn. Schott, Analgesic, Acetic acid induced writhing, phytochemical constituents.

"“A REVIEW ON STUDY OF ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA (LINN.) SCHOTT IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.c798-c805, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108351.pdf

"“A REVIEW ON STUDY OF ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA (LINN.) SCHOTT IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppc798-c805, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108351.pdf