Evaluation of Nigerian traditional medicine: Effects of Gakani, a herbal anti-asthmatic drug

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Akah, P A ^a   Gamaniel, K S ^b   Samson, A ^b   Wambebe, C O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; Anti asthmatic; Gakani; Herbal medicine; Histamine; Isoprenaline; Tracheal chain

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; GAKANI; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HISTAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; OVALBUMIN; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HERBAL MEDICINE; ILEUM; ILEUM CONTRACTION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STOMACH; TRACHEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EDEMA; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; ILEUM; ISOPROTERENOL; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; NIGERIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; STOMACH; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031022689     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01475-4     Document Type: Article

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