Relaxant effect of essential oil and hydro-alcoholic extract of Pycnocycla spinosa Decne. exBoiss. on ileum contractions

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645-649

  Sadraei, H ^a   Asghari, G ^a   Naddafi, A ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Essential oil; Hydro alcoholic extract; Ileum; Pycnocycla spinosa; Spasmolytic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PYCNOCYCLA SPINOSA EXTRACT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ILEUM; ILEUM CONTRACTION; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PYCNOCYCLA SPINOSA; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; APIACEAE; CASTOR OIL; DIARRHEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; ILEUM; IRAN; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

PYCNOCYCLA;

EID: 0037928422     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1217     Document Type: Article

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