Anti-allergic effect of an aqueous extract of Wu-Hu-Tang

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-132

  Dai, Yue ^a   Kou, Jun Ping ^a   Liu, Lian Hua ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti allergic activity; Mast cell; Passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; Wu Hu Tang

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HISTAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WU HU TANG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS;

ANAPHYLATOXINS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CELL DEGRANULATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; ILEUM; LUNG; MALE; MAST CELLS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PASSIVE CUTANEOUS ANAPHYLAXIS; PERIOSTEUM; RATS;

EID: 0031022123     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01484-5     Document Type: Article

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