Composition of the essential oil of asa-foetida and its spasmolytic action

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 136-140

  Sadraei, Hassan ^a   Ghannadi, Alireza ^a   Malekshahi, Karim ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

5 HT; ACh; Essential oil composition; Ferula assa foetida; Ileum; KCl; Spasmolytic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DIGESTIVE TRACT SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FERRULA ASSA FOETIDA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HERBAL MEDICINE; ILEUM CONTRACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RAT; SPASMOLYSIS;

EID: 0042630965     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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