Antidiarrhoeal activity of Waltheria americana, Commelina coelestis and Alternanthera repens

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-47

  Zavala, M A ^a   Perez S ^a   Perez C ^a   Vargas, R ^a   Perez R M ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alternanthera repens; Antidiarrhoeal activity; Commelina coelestis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CASTOR OIL; CHLOROFORM; DIARRHEA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GRAPHITE; HEXANES; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; METHANOL; MEXICO; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032078727     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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