Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of the antitussive principles of Glycyrrhizae radix (licorice), a main component of the Kampo preparation Bakumondo-to (Mai-men-dong-tang)

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 507, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 163-168

  Kamei, Junzo ^a   Saitoh, Akiyoshi ^a   Asano, Takayuki ^b   Nakamura, Rie ^b   Ichiki, Hiroyuki ^b   Iiduka, Akira ^b   Kubo, Masayoshi ^b  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antitussive effect; Bakumondo to (Mai men dong tang); Glycyrrhizae radix; Liquiritigenin; Liquiritin; Liquiritin apioside

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BAKUMONDOTO; CAPSAICIN; DAVIDIGENIN; GLYCOSIDE; KAMPO; LIQUIRITIGENIN; LIQUIRITIN; LIQUIRITIN APIOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; GLYCYRRHIZA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; COUGH; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GLYCYRRHIZA; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 12344321554     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.11.042     Document Type: Article

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