Pharmacological studies on Myristica fragrans - Antidiarrheal, hypnotic, analgesic and hemodynamic (blood pressure) parameters

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 675-680

  Grover, J K ^a   Khandkar, S ^a   Vats, V ^a   Dhunnoo, Y ^a   Das, D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Ayurveda; Diarrhea; Myristica fragrans; Nutmeg; Sedative

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; HISTAMINE; NORADRENALIN; NUTMEG EXTRACT; PENTOBARBITAL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HOME CARE; ILEUM; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; LATENT PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BARBITURATES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATHARTICS; CATS; DOGS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HYPNOSIS; ILEUM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 0036982855     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2002.24.10.802317     Document Type: Article

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