Gastrointestinal effects of Mebarid®, an ayurvedic formulation, in experimental animals

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 173-176

  Bafna, Pallavi ^a   Bodhankar, Subhash ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti diarrhoeal; Anti motility; Anti ulcer; Castor oil induced diarrhoea; Charcoal meal test; Pylorus ligation induced ulcers

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ATROPINE; BERBERIS ARISTATA EXTRACT; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA EXTRACT; LOPERAMIDE; MEBARID; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; PANCHAMRUT PARPATI; PLANT EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; RANITIDINE; SALMALIA MALABARICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEGLE MARMELOS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BERBERIS ARISTATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; POMEGRANATE; PYLORUS LIGATION; RAT; STOMACH ULCER; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037963960     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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