A study of the antidiarrheal properties of Loeselia mexicana on mice and rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 670-674

  Salud Perez G ^a   Cuauhtemoc Perez G ^a   Zavala S, M A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antidiarrheal effect; Biologically active extracts; Loeselia mexicana

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CASTOR OIL; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; HEXANE; LOESELIA MEXICANA EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG SCREENING; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LOESELIA MEXICANA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPTOM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; LOESELIA MEXICANA;

EID: 23844460262     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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