Evaluation of antidiarrhoeal activity Rumex maritimus root

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 307-310

  Rouf, A S S ^a   Islam, M S ^a   Rahman, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antidiarrhoeal activity; Antimotility activity; Rumex maritimus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RUMEX MARITIMUS EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RUMEX MARITIMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CASTOR OIL; CHARCOAL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RUMEX; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0037295852     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00326-4     Document Type: Article

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