Antiallergic and antihistaminic effect of two extracts of Capparis spinosa L. flowering buds

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-33

  Trombetta, Domenico ^a   Occhiuto, Francesco ^a   Perri, Daniela ^a   Puglia, Carmelo ^b   Santagati, Natale A ^b   De Pasquale, Anna ^a   Saija, Antonella ^a   Bonina, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bronchospasm; Capparis spinosa L.; Guinea pig; Human; Prick test

Indexed keywords

CAPPARIS EXTRACT C; CAPPARIS EXTRACT H; CAPPARIS SPINOSA EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS SPINOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHEMA; FLOWER; GEL; GUINEA PIG; HEATING; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MALE; MAST CELL; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRICK TEST; PROTECTION; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLECTOMETRY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; BRONCHIAL SPASM; CAPPARIS; ERYTHEMA; FLOWERING TOPS; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SKIN TESTS;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICACEAE; CAPPARIS SPINOSA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; OLEACEAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 15944426092     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1591     Document Type: Article

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