Presence of calcium antagonist activity explains the use of Syzygium samarangense in diarrhoea

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-52

  Ghayur, M N ^a   Gilani, Anwarul Hassan ^a   Khan, A ^a   Amor, E C ^b   Villasenor I M ^b   Choudhary, M I ^c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blocker(S); Flavonoids; Spasmolytic; Syzygium samarangense

Indexed keywords

2' HYDROXY 4',6' DIMETHOXY 3' METHYLCHALCONE; 2',4' DIHYDROXY 6' METHOXY 3' METHYLCHALCONE; 2',4' DIHYDROXY 6' METHOXY 3',5' DIMETHYLCHALCONE; 7 HYDROXY 5 METHOXY 6,8 DIMETHYLFLAVONE; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; SYZYGIUM SAMARANGENSE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; INDONESIA; INTESTINE MOTILITY; JEJUNUM; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYZYGIUM SAMARANGENSE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIARRHEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EUGENIA; FEMALE; JEJUNUM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; MYRTACEAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYZYGIUM SAMARANGENSE;

EID: 31644445803     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1801     Document Type: Article

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