Studies on the antihypertensive, antispasmodic, bronchodilator and hepatoprotective activities of the Carum copticum seed extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 127-135

  Gilani, A H ^a   Jabeen, Q ^a   Ghayur, M N ^a   Janbaz, K H ^b   Akhtar, M S ^c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive; Antispasmodic; Bronchodilator; Calcium antagonist; Carum copticum seeds; Hepatoprotective

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; CARUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; AORTA; AORTA CONSTRICTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHOSPASM; CARAWAY; CARUM COPTICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; ISOLATED ORGAN; JEJUNUM; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RABBIT; RAT; SLEEP TIME; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TIME; TRACHEA;

CARUM; CAVIA PORCELLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA; TRACHYSPERMUM COPTICUM;

EID: 14844291698     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.01.017     Document Type: Article

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