Antitussive principles of Glycyrrhizae radix, a main component of the Kampo preparations Bakumondo-to (Mai-men-dong-tang)

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 469, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 159-163

  Kamei, Junzo ^a   Nakamura, Rie ^b   Ichiki, Hiroyuki ^b   Kubo, Masayoshi ^b  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antitussive effect; Bakumondo to (Mai men dong tang); Cough; Glycyrrhizae radix; Kampo preparation

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BAKUMONDOTO; CAPSAICIN; DIHYDROCODEINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; ISOLIQUIRITIN; ISOLIQUIRITIN APIOSIDE; LIQUIRITIN; LIQUIRITIN APIOSIDE; METHYSERGIDE; NALOXONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GLYCYRRHIZA; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037716310     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01728-X     Document Type: Article

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