Study of antidiarrhoeal activity of four medicinal plants in castor-oil induced diarrhoea

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-76

  Shoba, F Gricilda ^a   Thomas, Molly ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiarrhoeal activity; Aqueous; Indigenous herbal plants

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PONGAMIA GLABRA EXTRACT; STRYCHNOS NUX VOMICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FECES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CASTOR OIL; DIARRHEA; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0034982333     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00379-2     Document Type: Article

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