Antihistaminic and anticholinergic activity of barberry fruit (Berberis vulgaris) in the guinea-pig ileum

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-166

  Shamsa, F ^a   Ahmadiani, A ^b   Khosrokhavar, R ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Medicine Scince University   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anticholinergic; Antihistaminic; Barberry; Guinea pig ileum

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BARBERRY FRUIT EXTRACT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FRUIT; GUINEA PIG; HERBAL MEDICINE; ILEUM; IRAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; ILEUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0033061507     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00122-6     Document Type: Article

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