Cathartic activity of soborodo: The aqueous extract of calyx of hibiscus sabdariffa l.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 307-308

  Haruna, A K ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Cathertic activity; Constipation; Hibiscus sabdariffa L.; Saponins

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SENNA;

ANIMALIA; CALYX; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; MALVACEAE; SENNA;

EID: 0030927908     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199706)11:4<307::AID-PTR42>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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