Antidiuretic activity of aqueous bark extract of Sri Lankan Ficus racemosa in rats

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 357-363

  Ratnasooriya, W D ^a   Jayakody, J R A C ^a   Nadarajah, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Antidiuresis; Antidiuretic; Ficus racemosa; Sri Lanka; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; URINARY TRACT AGENT; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARK; CHEMISTRY; FICUS; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; FICUS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RENAL AGENTS; URINE; VASOPRESSINS;

ANIMALIA; FICUS RACEMOSA; MORACEAE;

EID: 0346936157     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.54.2003.3-4.13     Document Type: Article

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