Antispasmodic activity of SJ-200 (Himcospaz): An herbal preparation

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 416-421

  Venkataranganna, M V ^a   Anturlikar, S D ^a   Gopumadhavan, S ^a   Prakash, N S ^a   Rafiq, Mohammed ^a   Murthy, Girish S ^a   Mitra, S K ^a  

^a Himalaya Health Care   (India)

Author keywords

Antispasmodic; Gastric emptying; Himcospaz; Intestinal transit; Irritable bowel syndrome; SJ 200

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BARIUM CHLORIDE; CELERY EXTRACT; DIGESTIVE TRACT SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; FENNEL EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIMCOSPAZ; HISTAMINE; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SJ 200; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTISPASMODIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELERY; COLON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MIXTURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FENNEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GINGER; GUINEA PIG; HERBAL MEDICINE; ILEUM; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; SPASMOLYSIS; STOMACH EMPTYING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; CAVIA PORCELLUS; FOENICULUM VULGARE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0038046893     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.40.6.416.8435     Document Type: Article

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